Gauging detention dosage: Assessing the impact of pretrial detention on sentencing outcomes using propensity score modeling

Christopher M. Campbell, Ryan M. Labrecque, Michael Weinerman and Ken Sanchagrin

Journal of Criminal Justice, 2020, vol. 70, issue C

Abstract: A small but growing body of scholarship suggests that defendants held in pretrial detention may be more likely to receive prison sentences. This study investigates this relationship in Oregon amidst an aim to reform pretrial processes and simultaneously curb prison reliance.

Keywords: Pretrial detention; Propensity score modeling; Criminal sentencing; Justice reinvestment; Criminal courts (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2020
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jcrimjus.2020.101719

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