论文标题
种族量刑差异和通过刑事司法系统的差异进展：来自联邦和州法院数据的证据
Racial Sentencing Disparities and Differential Progression Through the Criminal Justice System: Evidence From Linked Federal and State Court Data
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论文摘要
几个关键参与者 - 警察，检察官，法官 - 可以改变通过多阶段刑事司法系统的个人的进程。从1994 - 2010年开始，我使用联邦法院链接的逮捕措辞数据来检查较早阶段在估计黑白量刑差距时扮演的角色。我没有发现在联邦环境中选择样本的证据，这表明联邦法官在很大程度上负责种族量刑差异。相比之下，我记录了两个不同州法院系统中的实质性样本选择偏见。忽略选择的种族和种族量刑差距的估计分别低估了15％和13％。
Several key actors -- police, prosecutors, judges -- can alter the course of individuals passing through the multi-staged criminal justice system. I use linked arrest-sentencing data for federal courts from 1994-2010 to examine the role that earlier stages play when estimating Black-white sentencing gaps. I find no evidence of sample selection at play in the federal setting, suggesting federal judges are largely responsible for racial sentencing disparities. In contrast, I document substantial sample selection bias in two different state courts systems. Estimates of racial and ethnic sentencing gaps that ignore selection underestimate the true disparities by 15% and 13% respectively.
