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Sentence Severity Evaluation

Sentence Severity Evaluation is a methodological framework within sentencing evaluation that systematically assesses the harshness or leniency of judicial sentences by quantifying and analyzing the degree of punishment relative to legal, contextual, and normative benchmarks.

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2017–2026

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Publications

70

Sentencing of Convicted Offenders: An Analysis of the Public's View

Alfred Blumstein, Jacqueline Cohen · Law & Society Review · 1980 · 196 citations

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The Effect of Race on Sentencing: A Re-Examination of An Unsettled Question

Cassia Spohn, John Gruhl, Susan Welch · Law & Society Review · 1982 · 188 citations

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Defendant's Attractiveness as a Factor in the Outcome of Criminal Trials: An Observational Study<sup>1</sup>

John E. Stewart · Journal of Applied Social Psychology · 1980 · 174 citations

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Societal Reaction to Deviants: The Case of Criminal Defendants

Ilene N. Bernstein, William R. Kelly, Patricia A. Doyle · American Sociological Review · 1977 · 156 citations

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Do Black Judges Make a Difference?

Susan Welch, Michael W. Combs, John Gruhl · American Journal of Political Science · 1988 · 149 citations

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Authors

133

  1. CS
    Cassia Spohn

    Arizona State University, United States

    5 publications · 395 citations

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  2. JM
    John M. Darley

    Princeton University, United States

    4 publications · 166 citations

    4

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  3. SW
    Susan Welch

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    4 publications · 405 citations

    4

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  4. JV
    Julian V. Roberts

    University of Ottawa, Canada

    3 publications · 218 citations

    3

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  5. JG
    John Gruhl

    University of Nebraska–Lincoln, United States

    3 publications · 382 citations

    3

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Institutions

72

  1. University of Ottawa

    Ottawa, Canada

    3 h-index

    4 publications

    348 citations

  2. University of Pennsylvania

    Philadelphia, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    455 citations

  3. University of Nebraska at Omaha

    Omaha, United States

    3 h-index

    5 publications

    317 citations

  4. Princeton University

    Princeton, United States

    3 h-index

    6 publications

    302 citations

  5. University of Illinois Chicago

    Chicago, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    93 citations

  6. University of Nebraska–Lincoln

    Lincoln, United States

    2 h-index

    3 publications

    113 citations

  7. University of Sheffield

    Sheffield, United Kingdom

    2 h-index

    2 publications

    84 citations

  8. University of Massachusetts Lowell

    Lowell, United States

    2 h-index

    5 publications

    99 citations

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  1. Justice Quarterly

    JQ · 5 publications · 215 citations

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  2. Law and Human Behavior

    4 publications · 180 citations

    4

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  3. Criminology

    3 publications · 197 citations

    3

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  4. The British Journal of Criminology

    3 publications · 107 citations

    3

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  5. Law & Society Review

    3 publications · 399 citations

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