Racial differences in perceptions of the severity of sanctions: A comparison of prison with alternatives

We survey adult probationers to examine racial differences in perceptions of the severity of alternative sanctions compared to imprisonment. Results show that blacks rate every alternative sanction as more punitive than do whites, a higher percentage of blacks than whites refuse to participate in ea...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Justice quarterly 2003-09, Vol.20 (3), p.605-631
Hauptverfasser:	Wood, Peter B., May, David C.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Alternative Approaches Alternative sentencing Black White Differences Criminal Justice Criminal Justice Policy Imprisonment Parole & probation Perceptions Punishment Racial discrimination Racial profiling Sanctions
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