@article{620a00779f0f45a29d6a6589e1eb3f90,
title = "Reassessing and Redirecting Research on Race and Sentencing",
abstract = "Drawing on a systematic assessment of the accumulated empirical literature and interviews with 25 race and sentencing scholars, this paper argues that the standard approach adopted in research on race and sentencing in criminology is insufficient for addressing the key underlying questions that motivate this work, including whether, where, how, and why race may matter. In light of this assessment, the paper lays out some additional directions for empirical research in this area that would bolster the validity and reliability of our knowledge about how race shapes sentencing and enhance the policy relevance of this work.",
author = "Baumer, {Eric P.}",
note = "Funding Information: Eric P. Baumer received his PhD in Sociology at the University at Albany, State University of New York in 1998. His research interests include community influences on attitudes and behavior, the sociology of punishment, and comparative criminology. Most of his research has focused on temporal and spatial dimensions of crime and justice. He is currently working on a study of temporal and spatial variation in the magnitude of racial, ethnic, and gender differences in sentencing outcomes supported by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and a project on foreclosure and crime funded by the National Institute of Justice (NIJ). Recent publications have appeared in Criminology, Law & Society Review, American Sociological Review, and the American Journal of Sociology. Correspondence to: E. Baumer, College of Criminology and Criminal Justice, Florida State University, Tallahassee, FL 32306, USA. E-mail: ebaumer@fsu.edu Funding Information: 1. An earlier version of the paper was presented at the 2010 Symposium on The Past and Future of Empirical Sentencing Research at the University at Albany-State University of New York, directed by Professors Shawn Bushway and Diana Mancini and sponsored by the National Science Foundation (NSF). For more details about the symposium, see http://www.albany.edu/scj/symposium_home. php.",
year = "2013",
month = apr,
doi = "10.1080/07418825.2012.682602",
language = "English (US)",
volume = "30",
pages = "231--261",
journal = "Justice Quarterly",
issn = "0741-8825",
publisher = "Taylor and Francis Ltd.",
number = "2",
}