TY - BOOK AU - Ulmer AU - Ulmer,Jeffery T. AU - Bradley-Engen,Mindy S. TI - Handbook on punishment decisions: locations of disparity T2 - The ASC Division on Corrections & Sentencing handbook series SN - 9781138221475 U1 - 364.65 PY - 2018/// CY - London PB - Routledge KW - Punishment KW - United States KW - Imprisonment KW - Sentences (Criminal procedure) N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index N2 - "Provides a comprehensive assement of the current knowledge on sites of disparity in punishment decision-making. This collection of essays and reports of original research defines disparity broadly to include the intersection of race/ethnicity, gender, age, citzenship/immigration status, and socioeconomic status, and it examines dimensions such as how pretrial or guilty plea processes shape exposure to punishment, how different types of sentencing decisions and/or policy structures (sentencing guidelines, mandatory miniumums, risk assessment tools) might shape and condition disparity, and how post-sentencing decisions involving probation and parole contribute to inequalities. The sixteen contributions pull together what we know and what we don't about punishment decision making and plow new ground for further advances in the field"--Back cover ER -