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uncertainty avoidance in sentencing: a standalone construct

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Courts and sentencing

judges reduce uncertainty about future offending by relying on patterned responses that can include stereotypes tied to defendant race and background.

In courts and sentencing, uncertainty avoidance in sentencing refers to judges reduce uncertainty about future offending by relying on patterned responses that can include stereotypes tied to defendant race and background. This meaning comes from Albonetti (1991) in Social Problems.[1]

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avoidance2 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, two carriers future3 fields · 6 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs uncertainty3 fields · 3 citationsjingle · one word, three constructs

References

Albonetti, C. A. (1991). An Integration of Theories to Explain Judicial Discretion. Social Problems, 38(2), 247-266. https://doi.org/10.2307/800532

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