Punishment and Sentencing Articles

Albonetti, C. A. (1991). An integration of theories to explain judician discretion. Social Problems, 38, 247-266.

Allen, G. F., and Treger, H. (1994). Fines and restitution orders: Probationers' perceptions. Federal Probation, 58, 34-40.

Berliner, L., Schram, D., Miller, L. L., and Milloy, C. D. (1995). A sentencing alternative for sex offenders: A study of decision making and recidivism. Journal for Interpersonal Violence, 10, 487-502.

Bumby, K. M., and Maddox, M. C. (1999). Judges' knowledge about sexual offenders, difficulties presiding over sexual offense cases, and opinions on sentencing, treatment, and legislation. Sexual Abuse: Journal of Research and Treatment, 11, 305-315.

Cullen, F. T., Clark, G. A., Cullen, J. B., and Mathers, R. A. (1985). Attribution, salience, and attitudes toward criminal sanctioning. Criminal Justice and Behavior, 12, 305-331.

Davis, T. L., Severy, L. J., Kraus, S. J., and Whitaker, J. M. (1993). Predictors of sentencing decisions: The beliefs, personality variables, and demographic factors of juvenile justice personnel. Journal of Applied Social Psychology, 23, 451-477.

Evans, R. C., and Koederitz, G. D. (1983). The requirement of restitution for juvenile offenders: An alternative disposition. Journal of Offender Counseling, Services, and Rehabilitation, 7, 1-20.

Haney, C., and Logan, D. D. (1994). Broken promise: The Supreme Court's response to social science research on capital punishment. Journal of Social Issues, 50, 75-101.

Holmes, M. D., Hosch, H. M., Daudisten, H. C., and Perez, D. A. (1993) JudBiges' ethnicity and minority sentencing: Evidence concerning Hispanics. Social Science Quarterly, 74, 496-506.

Luginbuhl, J. (1992). Comprehension of judges' instructions in the penalty phase of a capital trial: Focus on mitigating circumstances. Law and Human Behavior, 16, 203-218.

Lurigio, A. J., Carroll, J. S., and Stalans, L. J. (1994). Understanding judges' sentencing decisions: Attributions of responsibility and story construction. In L. Heath, and R. S. Tindale (Eds.), Applications of heuristics and biases to social issues (pp. 91-115.) New York, NY: Plenum Press.

Meeker, J. W., Jesilow, P., and Aranda, J. (1992). Bias in sentencing: A preliminary analysis of community service sentences. Behavioral Sciences and the Law, 10, 197-206.

Schiff, M. F. (1997). Gauging the intensity of criminal sanctions: Developing the Criminal Punishment Severity Scale (CPSS). Criminal Justice Review, 22, 175-206.

Ulmer, J. T., and Kramer, J. H. (1998). The use and transformation of formal decision-making criteria: Sentencing guidelines, organizational contexts, and case processing strategies. Social Problems, 45, 248-267.

Wooldredge, J., and Gordon, J. (1997). Predicting the estimated use of alternatives to incarceration. Journal of Quantitative Criminology, 13, 121-142.