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Demography of the Legal Profession and Racial Disparities in Sentencing.

The demography of the legal profession has changed rather dramatically in recent decades, yet the consequences of a more racially and ethnically diverse pool of lawyers for the administration of justice have not received significant attention. The present research examines how the racial composition...

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Published in:Law & Society Review Vol. 44; no. 1; pp. 1 - 32
Main Authors: King, Ryan D., Johnson, Kecia R., McGeever, Kelly
Format: Article
Published: Wiley-Blackwell March 2010
Subjects:
Criminal sentencing
Criminal justice system
Minority lawyers
Racial differences
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
United States
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