Testing the liberation hypothhesis in the diversion of cases from Youth Courts - Is race still a factor in the sentencing process?

Kalven和Zeisel（1966年）的解放假设尚未涉及英格兰和威尔士青年法院的结果，尽管青年拘留减少，但BAME青年囚犯的比例上升。因此，有意义的是检验解放假设，并审查种族在多大程度上仍然是判刑过程中的一个因素，即使是在严重的案件中。为了验证这一点，我计划使用基于多元逻辑回归的路径分析，它允许你分析种族对量刑的直接影响，控制其他因素，还可以测试种族对量刑的间接影响，这是由于种族对其他与量刑相关的因素的影响。这将使我能够测试在对BAME青年判刑时的直接和间接歧视。这项研究的目的是进行使用两个因变量;判决类型和刑期后，独立变量的影响，如以前的犯罪记录，种族，性别，年龄和类型的法律的代表将被测量。它还将与法官和治安法官进行定性研究，看看他们是否认为种族是法院结果的一个因素，以及他们认为对青年人判处监禁的关键影响是什么？该项目旨在强调造成判刑不平等的机制，这种不平等导致黑人、亚裔和少数族裔青年罪犯人数过多和增加。

Kalven and Zeisel's (1966) liberation hypothesis has not yet been on England and Wales Youth Court outcomes, where despite the decrease in youth custody the proportion of BAME youth prisoners has risen. It is therefore meaningful to test the liberation hypothesis and examine to what extent, even in serious cases, is race is still a factor in the sentencing process. To test this, I plan to use path analysis based on multiple logistic regression, which allows you to analyse the direct effects of race on sentencing, controlling for other factors, and also test the indirect effects of race on sentencing resulting from the effect of race on other factors related to sentencing. This will allow me to test for both direct and indirect discrimination in the sentencing of BAME youths. The research will aim to be conducted using two dependant variables; sentence type and length of sentence upon which the effects of independent variables, such as prior criminal record, race, gender, age, and type of legal representation will be measured. It will also conduct qualitative research with judges and magistrates to see if they feel race is a factor in the Court outcomes and what they consider are the key influences on the imposition of custodial sentences for young people? This project aims to highlight the mechanisms that produce disparities in sentencing that result in the overrepresentation and increase of BAME youth offenders.