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Sentencing disparity

Sentencing disparity is defined as "a form of unequal treatment in criminal punishment that is often of unexplained cause and is at least incongruous, unfair and disadvantaging in consequence".[1] In the United States, men are most adversely affected by sentencing disparity, being twice as likely to be sentenced to prison after conviction than women and receiving on average 63% longer prison sentences, for the same offenses.[2]

  1. ^ Alfred Blumstein, et al. Research on Sentencing: The Search for Reform, Volume II (1983), p.9
  2. ^ Starr, Sonja B. (2012-08-29). "Estimating Gender Disparities in Federal Criminal Cases". American Law and Economics Review. Rochester, NY: Social Science Research Network. SSRN 2144002.

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