Pina Sanchez, J orcid.org/0000-0002-9416-6022 and Harris, L (2020) Sentencing gender? Investigating the presence of gender disparities in Crown Court sentences. Criminal Law Review, 2020 (1). pp. 3-28. ISSN 0011-135X
Abstract
Considers, using statistics from the Crown Court Sentencing Survey, the extent to which gender disparities are evident in the sentences imposed for burglary, assault and drug offences. Reviews key features of the analysis, its findings on issues such as the disparities in custodial sentences even when taking factors mentioned in the sentencing guidelines into account, the possible explanations, and the implications for sentencing practice.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2019 Thomson Reuters. This is a pre-copyedited, author-produced version of an article accepted for publication in Criminal Law Review following peer review. The definitive published version: Pina Sanchez, J and Harris, L (2020) Sentencing gender? Investigating the presence of gender disparities in Crown Court sentences. Criminal Law Review, 2020 (1). pp. 3-28. ISSN 0011-135X, is available online on Westlaw UK or from Thomson Reuters DocDel service. Uploaded in accordance with the publisher's self-archiving policy. |
Keywords: | Assault; Burglary; Crown Court; Disparity of sentence; Drug offences; Gender; Sentencing |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Education, Social Sciences and Law (Leeds) > School of Law (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 10 Dec 2019 15:21 |
Last Modified: | 04 Dec 2020 01:40 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Sweet and Maxwell |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:154388 |