Examining Neighborhood Income Differences and Prosecutorial Charge Reductions

dc.contributor.advisorJohnson, Brian Den_US
dc.contributor.authorHernandez, Raquel Aidaen_US
dc.contributor.departmentCriminology and Criminal Justiceen_US
dc.contributor.publisherDigital Repository at the University of Marylanden_US
dc.contributor.publisherUniversity of Maryland (College Park, Md.)en_US
dc.date.accessioned2018-07-17T06:24:17Z
dc.date.available2018-07-17T06:24:17Z
dc.date.issued2018en_US
dc.description.abstractRecent studies find the socioeconomic status (SES) of a defendant’s home neighborhood acts as an extralegal factor in sentencing. However, little is known about how movement between low-SES and high-SES neighborhoods to commit crimes can shape the exercise of prosecutorial discretion. The social class of both a defendant’s home neighborhood and victimized neighborhood may be relevant in prosecutorial decision-making. This study examines how the SES of home and victimized neighborhoods influences the likelihood of a defendant receiving a charge reduction. Data from the New York County District Attorney’s Office provide detailed information on prosecution and sentencing for a large sample of criminal offenders, many of whom travel to commit crimes in neighborhoods other than their own. Results indicate low to high moving offenders were less likely to receive a charge reduction. Findings are discussed as they relate to theories of prosecutorial decision-making and perspectives on social inequality in punishment.en_US
dc.identifierhttps://doi.org/10.13016/M27P8TH2C
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1903/21026
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subject.pqcontrolledCriminologyen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledCharge Reductionsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledNeighborhoodsen_US
dc.subject.pquncontrolledProsecutorsen_US
dc.titleExamining Neighborhood Income Differences and Prosecutorial Charge Reductionsen_US
dc.typeThesisen_US

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