Crack as Proxy: Aggressive Federal Drug Prosecutions and the Production of Black-White Racial Inequality: Crack as Proxy
Crack as Proxy: Aggressive Federal Drug Prosecutions and the Production of Black-White Racial Inequality: Crack as Proxy
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作为代理人的裂缝：激进的联邦毒品起诉和黑白种族不平等的产生：作为代理人的裂缝
DOI：
10.1111/lasr.12348
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发表时间：
2018
影响因子：
2.9
通讯作者：
Omori, Marisa
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作者：
Lynch, Mona;Omori, Marisa
在这篇文章中，我们实证研究司法管辖区的变化，在联邦裂纹起诉，以衡量是否积极裂纹起诉的做法与种族不平等的联邦案件的特点和结果。基于解决制度环境中不平等现象的理论，我们假设，美国检察官办公室在指控被告与裂缝方面更积极主动，相对于其他类型的药物，以及相对于案件的强度和严重性，将在整个刑事案件中表现出更高的黑人白人种族不平等率。与制度性种族主义的理论相一致，我们的研究结果表明，在地区一级积极的快克起诉是整个刑事案件中定罪率的黑白不平等的强有力的预测因素，也是最终判决结果不平等的一个更为温和的预测因素。最后，我们讨论了组织层面的实证分析的重要性，更有效地揭示了条件下，不平等可以和确实蓬勃发展的法律的设置，并建议可能的未来调查路线沿着这些路线。
In this article, we empirically examine jurisdictional variations in federal crack prosecutions to measure whether aggressive crack prosecutorial practices are associated with racial inequality in federal caseload characteristics and outcomes. Building on theories that address the production of inequality in institutional settings, we hypothesize that U.S. Attorneys’ offices that are more proactive in charging defendants with crack, relative to other kinds of drugs, and relative to case strength and seriousness, will demonstrate higher rates of black–white racial inequality in case outcomes across the entire criminal caseload. Consistent with theories of institutional racism, our findings demonstrate that aggressive crack prosecutions at the district level are a strong predictor of black–white inequality in conviction rates across the entire criminal caseload, and a much more modest predictor of inequality in final sentence outcomes. We conclude by discussing the importance of organizational-level empirical analyses for more effectively uncovering the conditions under which inequality can and does flourish in legal settings, and suggest possible future lines of inquiry along these lines.