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Criminology

the view that judges sentence by weighing blameworthiness, community protection and practical constraints, often relying on stereotypes linked to race, gender and age.

In criminology, focal concerns perspective on sentencing refers to the view that judges sentence by weighing blameworthiness, community protection and practical constraints, often relying on stereotypes linked to race, gender and age. This meaning comes from Steffensmeier (1998) in Criminology.[1]

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Steffensmeier, D., Ulmer, J., & Kramer, J. (1998). The Interaction of Race, Gender, and Age in Criminal Sentencing: the Punishment Cost of Being Young, Black, and Male. Criminology, 36(4), 763-798. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1745-9125.1998.tb01265.x

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