Department of Criminal Justice, University ofWisconsin-Milwaukee, 53201, USA.
Behav Sci Law. 2010 May-Jun;28(3):378-95. doi: 10.1002/bsl.901.
This study sought to determine the effects of family role, gender, and race on judges' sentencing decisions. To assess these effects, factorial surveys were sent to 360 Court of Common Plea judges who presided over criminal court cases in the state. Survey administration resulted in a 51% response rate. The findings indicate that defendants who were depicted as performing caretaker roles had a significantly decreased likelihood of incarceration. Further analysis found that the reduction in likelihood of incarceration for being a caretaker was larger for males than for females. Examination of the interaction of familial role with race found that familial role equally reduced the likelihood of incarceration for black and white females. Familial responsibility, however, resulted in a significantly greater decrease in likelihood of incarceration for black men than for white men.
本研究旨在确定家庭角色、性别和种族对法官量刑决策的影响。为了评估这些影响，向在该州刑事法庭审理案件的 360 名普通法法院法官发送了因素调查。调查管理的回复率为 51%。调查结果表明，被描述为承担照顾者角色的被告被监禁的可能性显著降低。进一步的分析发现，作为照顾者，男性被监禁的可能性降低幅度大于女性。对家庭角色与种族的相互作用的检查发现，家庭角色同样降低了黑人和白人女性被监禁的可能性。然而，家庭责任导致黑人男性被监禁的可能性比白人男性显著降低。
