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dc.contributor.authorBond, Christine E. W.
dc.contributor.authorJeffries, Samantha
dc.date.accessioned2017-10-26T01:30:33Z
dc.date.available2017-10-26T01:30:33Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.date.modified2013-09-19T23:13:18Z
dc.identifier.issn10345329
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/53106
dc.description.abstractThe focal concern perspective dominates quantitative explorations of judicial sentencing. A critical argument underlying this perspective is the role of judicial assessments of risk and blameworthiness. Prior research has not generally explored how these two concepts fit together. This study provides an empirical test of the focal concerns perspective by examining the latent structure among the measures traditionally used in sentencing research, and investigates the extent to which focal concerns can be applied in a non-US jurisdiction. Using factor analysis (as suggested by prior research), we find evidence of distinct factors of risk and blameworthiness, with separate and independent effects on sentencing outcomes. We also identify the need for further development of the focal concerns perspective, especially around the role of perceptual shorthand.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.description.publicationstatusYes
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dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherUniversity of Sydney * Law School. Institute of Criminology
dc.publisher.placeAustralia
dc.publisher.urihttp://sydney.edu.au/law/criminology/journal/23_01.shtml
dc.relation.ispartofstudentpublicationN
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom17
dc.relation.ispartofpageto36
dc.relation.ispartofissue1
dc.relation.ispartofjournalCurrent Issues in Criminal Justice
dc.relation.ispartofvolume23
dc.rights.retentionY
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCourts and Sentencing
dc.subject.fieldofresearchCriminology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchSociology
dc.subject.fieldofresearchLaw
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode160203
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1602
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1608
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode1801
dc.titleMeasuring Risk and Blameworthiness in the Sentencing of Criminal Defendants: An Exploratory Study in Western Australia's Higher Courts
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
gro.rights.copyright© 2011 Published by The Institute of Criminology, University of Sydney. The attached file is reproduced here in accordance with the copyright policy of the publisher. Please refer to the journal's website for access to the definitive, published version.
gro.date.issued2011
gro.hasfulltextFull Text
gro.griffith.authorJeffries, Samantha J.
gro.griffith.authorBond, Christine E.


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