Sponsor
Hatfield School of Government. Department of Criminology & Criminal Justice
First Advisor
Ryan M. Labrecque
Term of Graduation
Spring 2018
Date of Publication
Spring 7-17-2018
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Science (M.S.) in Criminology and Criminal Justice
Department
Criminology and Criminal Justice
Language
English
Subjects
Discrimination in criminal justice administration -- United States, Indians of North America -- United States, Sentences (Criminal procedure), Administration of criminal justice -- United States
DOI
10.15760/etd.6343
Physical Description
1 online resource (v, 35 pages)
Abstract
Assessing the effect of race on crime is an important topic of criminology and criminal justice research. Prior investigations have sought to uncover if racial disparities exist within certain aspects of the criminal justice system, such as arrests, trials, and sentencing. The existing scholarship, however, has largely focused on assessing differences between Black and Hispanic offenders in relation to White offenders. There has been little academic exploration to examine if racial disparities exist among American Indian offenders during criminal justice processing. To address this gap in knowledge, this study analyzes data collected from the United States Sentencing Commission to assess if American Indians receive different sentencing outcomes, when compared to other racial groups. The findings from a series of binary logistic and ordinary least square regression analyses suggest that American Indians are sentenced to prison more often than White, Black, and Hispanic offenders, but receive similar sentence lengths compared to Whites and shorter sentence lengths compared to Blacks and Hispanics. The implications of these results are discussed.
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Persistent Identifier
https://archives.pdx.edu/ds/psu/25697
Recommended Citation
Aaby, Makenzie Laron, "An Assessment of Sentencing Disparities among American Indians within the Eighth, Ninth, and Tenth Federal Circuit Courts" (2018). Dissertations and Theses. Paper 4459.
https://doi.org/10.15760/etd.6343