Gender Effects On Criminal Sentencing
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Central Michigan University
Abstract
The effects of gender of judges and criminals in a criminal trial
were investigated. Thirty-seven subjects, 17 males and 20 females, filled
out a questionairre detailing the results of a criminal trial and acted as
a judge awarding a sentence, in year ....
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.... trial is the
central ideal, research shows that the system falls short of this.
Nagel and Weitzman (1972) summarized research by various
investigators. When data was compiled on criminal cases, a clear
discrimination was found in favor of women. It was found that women were
awarded lesser sentences than their male counterparts for the same crimes;
these differences were found for both larceny and felony cases. The
leniency given to women was found to be similar to that of minors, bot ....
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