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Bias in prosecutorial decision making: Bridging focal concerns & group threat

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  • Avni, Omrit
  • Guetzkow, Joshua
  • Hasisi, Badi

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Two dominant theoretical approaches used to explain racial and ethnic disparities in criminal justice outcomes are focal concerns and group threat. This study tests hypotheses about disparities in prosecutors' indictment decisions drawn from these theories, as well as the liberation hypothesis.

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  • Avni, Omrit & Guetzkow, Joshua & Hasisi, Badi, 2024. "Bias in prosecutorial decision making: Bridging focal concerns & group threat," Journal of Criminal Justice, Elsevier, vol. 92(C).
    • Handle: RePEc:eee:jcjust:v:92:y:2024:i:c:s0047235224000412
    DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2024.102192
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