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Charge Severity

Charge Severity is an academic construct that denotes the classification of criminal charges based on their relative seriousness, legal consequences, and potential penalties within the hierarchy of offenses in the context of charging decisions.

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Authors

14

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2017–2026

2

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Publications

10

Modeling the Effects of Victim Behavior and Moral Character on Prosecutors’ Charging Decisions in Sexual Assault Cases

Dawn Beichner, Cassia Spohn · Violence and Victims · 2012 · 95 citations

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Sentencing Female Misdemeanants: An Examination of the Direct and Indirect Effects of Race/Ethnicity

Pauline K. Brennan · Justice Quarterly · 2006 · 83 citations

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Strength of evidence, extraevidentiary influence, and the liberation hypothesis: Data from the field.

Dennis J. Devine, Jennifer L. Buddenbaum, Stephanie Houp et al. · Law and Human Behavior · 2008 · 69 citations

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TRACING CHARGE TRAJECTORIES: A STUDY OF THE INFLUENCE OF RACE IN CHARGE CHANGES AT CASE SCREENING, ARRAIGNMENT, AND DISPOSITION*

Besiki Luka Kutateladze · Criminology · 2017 · 46 citations

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Severity of penalty, seriousness of the charge, and mock jurors' verdicts.

Jonathan L. Freedman, Kirsten Krismer, Jennifer E. MacDonald et al. · Law and Human Behavior · 1994 · 28 citations

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Authors

26

  1. NS
    Nathan Studebaker

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    1 publications · 69 citations

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  2. KR
    Katrina Rebecca Bloch

    Kent State University at Stark, United States

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  3. DP
    Dennis P. Stolle

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    1 publications · 69 citations

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  4. ME
    Michael E. Barnes

    Idaho Department of Fish and Game, United States

    1 publications · 21 citations

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  5. DJ
    Dennis J. Devine

    Indiana University – Purdue University Indianapolis, United States

    1 publications · 69 citations

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Institutions

14

  1. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    14 citations

  2. Institute of Criminology

    Ljubljana, Slovenia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    95 citations

  3. North-West State Technical University

    Saint Petersburg, Russia

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    83 citations

  4. Supreme Court of the United States

    Washington, United States

    1 h-index

    6 publications

    126 citations

  5. University of Cincinnati

    Cincinnati, United States

    1 h-index

    2 publications

    36 citations

  6. Illinois State University

    Normal, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    95 citations

  7. Arizona State University

    Tempe, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    95 citations

  8. University of Delaware

    Newark, United States

    1 h-index

    1 publications

    21 citations

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Venues

  1. Law and Human Behavior

    2 publications · 97 citations

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  2. Violence and Victims

    1 publications · 95 citations

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  3. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 1 publications · 83 citations

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  4. Race and Justice

    1 publications · 14 citations

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  5. Journal of Family Psychology

    JFP · 1 publications · 21 citations

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