Effects of Prior Record in Sentencing Research in a Large Northeastern City, 1968-1979: [United States] (ICPSR 8929)

Version Date: Feb 16, 1992

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Principal Investigator(s):
Susan Welch; Cassia Spohn

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08929.v1

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Summary

This data collection examines the impact of defendants' prior criminal records on the sentencing of male and female defendants committing violent and non-violent crimes. The collection also provides data on which types of prior records most influenced the sentencing judges. Variables deal specifically with the defendant, the judge and the characteristics of the current case. Only cases that fell into one of 14 categories of common offenses were included. These offenses were murder, manslaughter, rape, robbery, assault, minor assault, burglary, auto theft, embezzlement, receiving stolen property, forgery, sex offenses other than rape, drug possession, and driving while intoxicated.

Citation

Welch, Susan, and Spohn, Cassia. Effects of Prior Record in Sentencing Research in a Large Northeastern City, 1968-1979:  [United States]. [distributor], 1992-02-16. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08929.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. National Institute of Justice (84-IJ-CX-0035)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

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Time Period(s)

1968 -- 1979
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Sample

Random sample of convicted defendants selected from a larger sample. The sample was stratified by the gender of the judge with sampling fractions of .2 for male judges and 1.0 for female judges, yielding a large number of female judges in the final sample.

Universe

All defendants in felony cases heard between 1968 and 1979 in a large northeastern city of the United States.

Data Source

court records

Data Type(s)

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Original Release Date

1988-10-25

Version History

2018-02-15 The citation of this study may have changed due to the new version control system that has been implemented. The previous citation was:
  • Welch, Susan, and Cassia Spohn. EFFECTS OF PRIOR RECORD IN SENTENCING RESEARCH IN A LARGE NORTHEASTERN CITY, 1968-1979: [UNITED STATES]. Lincoln, NE: Susan Welch and Cassia Spohn, University of Nebraska [producers], 198?. Ann Arbor, MI: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 1988. http://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR08929.v1
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Notes

  • The public-use data files in this collection are available for access by the general public. Access does not require affiliation with an ICPSR member institution.