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Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs
Ua12/2/1 College Heights Herald, Vol. 78, No. 57, Wku Student Affairs
WKU Archives Records
WKU campus newspaper reporting campus, athletic and Bowling Green, Kentucky news.
- Brown, Abbey. Suspicious Fire Leaves Freshman Critical – Katie Autry
- Lord, Joseph & Abbey Brown. Pellville Freshman Known as Shy & Funny Without Even Trying
- Sasseen, Jessica. Sprinklers Extinguished Fire
- Hopkins, Shawntaye. Poland Hall Security Heightened
- Tucker, Kyle. Family Shocked by Events
- Hoang, Mai. Dorm Evacuation Delays Studying for Final Exams
- Hoang, Mai. Students Urged to Talk About Feelings
- Casagrande, Michael. Freshman Football Players Drowns on Fishing Trip – Trey McMiller
Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley
Race And Sentencing Equality In Kentucky, Robert L. Hurley
Masters Theses & Specialist Projects
Disparity in sentencing felons based on racial considerations has long has been considered a problem for civil libertarians and scholars alike. Examining data gathered in Kentucky, this thesis addresses this issue through the application of recently developed methodological techniques. Utilizing an index of sentencing equality, this study shows that while differences do exist in black and white offender offense characteristics, these differences do not account for the variations in sentences rendered in cases of white as opposed to black felons. This exploratory research reviews and critiques previous research and provides evidence which should prove useful in resolving the problem of …