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ERIC Number: EJ184080
Record Type: CIJE
Publication Date: 1978
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Sentencing Criminal Defendants by College Students: An Experiment in Disparity of Treatment
Perlstein, Jolanta J.
Teaching Political Science, 5, 4, 447-56, Jul 78
Discusses a study in a political science course to determine disparity in sentencing patterns among students involved in sentencing criminals. Concludes that a great deal of disparity in sentencing exists among judges in the real world and among college students who assume the role of judges. (Author/DB)
Descriptors: Attitudes, Criminals, Criminology, Decision Making, Higher Education, Individual Differences, Justice, Political Science, Punishment, Student Participation
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