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ABSTRACT Class identity is a crucial sociological concept, but is only ever measured at the individual level. In this paper, we ask: do groups have class identities? And do those class identities correspond with material resources? To answer these questions, we examine data from 31 of the most prominent American religious denominations in the early ...
Tessa Huttenlocher, Melissa Wilde
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Misconduct complaints and agents’ incentives: Evidence from housing transactions
Abstract This article investigates the impact of misconduct complaints against agents on their self‐interested incentives and examines how agents attempt to shield themselves from the associated adverse effects on their reputations and career prospects.
Lawrence Kryzanowski, Yanting Wu
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Lipid-poor vertebral hemangioma mimicking a vertebral metastasis of cervical carcinoma. [PDF]
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The Supreme Court of Canada interprets the fitness to stand trial test in R v. Bharwani
Abstract At the core of the common law, rooted in fairness, is the principle that an accused must be “fit” or “competent” to answer charges pursued by the state. Fitness rules vary considerably across jurisdictions but generally share the requirement that the accused be able to actively participate in the conduct of their defense.
Dennis Curry, Jason Quinn
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Noise in judicial decision‐making: A research note
Abstract Researchers suspect large unsystematic variation (noise) in criminal sentencing, but past attempts to quantify it have used short hypothetical vignettes administered in low‐stakes settings to small, heterogeneous samples of judges. Such vignettes are deficient in detail and ecological validity.
Andrzej Uhl, Justin T. Pickett
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Vielstimmige Abgesänge? Konstellationen von Sprachvarietäten in "Südschleswiger" Literatur
Building on linguistic studies on multilingualism, this contribution elaborates the so-called Southern Schleswig literature as an area of tension of language varieties.
Antje Wischmann
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The role of case management in misdemeanor prosecution
Abstract Despite increasing attention to prosecutors' role in shaping criminal justice outcomes, there is limited empirical research on what prosecutors do. While most theories of prosecutorial discretion emphasize overarching goals related to justice and safety, our paper shifts the focus toward the practical realities of the job, particularly in the ...
Lindsay Graef, Aurelie Ouss
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The hidden discount: Examining racial disparity in the use of suspended sentences
Abstract Extant research on criminal sentencing generally concludes that racial/ethnic disparity is concentrated in the “in–out” decision, and that racial differences in sentence lengths are small and inconsistent. However, sentence length analyses rarely focus on the fact that criminal sentences are often partially or fully suspended, creating ...
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