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liberation hypothesis in sentencing: a standalone construct

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Courts and sentencing

the hypothesis that extralegal factors such as race shape decisions mainly in weaker or ambiguous cases, where the evidence leaves decision makers free to follow values.

In courts and sentencing, liberation hypothesis in sentencing refers to the hypothesis that extralegal factors such as race shape decisions mainly in weaker or ambiguous cases, where the evidence leaves decision makers free to follow values. This meaning comes from Spohn (1991) in Justice Quarterly.[1]

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  1. Spohn, C., & Cederblom, J. (1991). Race and disparities in sentencing: A test of the liberation hypothesis. Justice Quarterly, 8(3), 305-327. https://doi.org/10.1080/07418829100091071

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