Does Criminal Specialization Predict Case Processing?

• Published in: Crime and delinquency Vol. 65; no. 12; pp. 1648 - 1688
• Main Author: Yan, Shi
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Los Angeles, CA SAGE Publications 01.11.2019; SAGE PUBLICATIONS, INC
• Subjects: Crime; Criminal records; Criminal sentences; Culpability; Defendants; Discourse; Dismissal; Imprisonment; Latent class analysis; Risk assessment; Robbery; Specialists; Specialization; Theft; criminal specialization; latent class analysis; case processing; sentencing

Theories of sentencing have pointed out the association between the sentence and the courtroom workgroup’s joint assessment of defendants’ risk and culpability. One of the most important indicators of risk and culpability is prior criminal records. Types of crimes and pattern of prior criminal event...