New Directions in Sentencing Research #2: The Oxford Handbook of Sentencing

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract/Description

This thematic panel draws on preliminary chapters from the forthcoming Oxford Handbook of Sentencing which aims to not only update our knowledge from the last decade of sentencing research, but also highlight new and salient themes in this area. Specific topics in this panel examine how to improve our sentencing and criminal justice data infrastructure, the increasing use of predictive algorithms in criminal justice decision-making, whether criminal history should factor into sentencing so heavily, and the mechanisms linking pretrial decisions to subsequent case outcomes.

Sub Unit

• Area VI. The Criminal Justice System / 46. Courts & Sentencing

Individual Presentations

• Sentencing Information Systems - Gipsy Escobar, Measures for Justice; Robert Hutchison, Measures for Justice; Sema Taheri, Measures for Justice Institute

• Algorithmic Justice: Predictive Modeling and Sentencing Decisions - Shawn Bushway, RAND / University at Albany, SUNY

• Does Criminal History Matter Too Much in Sentencing Decisions? - Rhys Hester, Clemson University

• The Pretrial Detention and Punishment Nexus: Unpacking the Mechanisms Linking Detention to Downstream Case Outcomes - Nick Petersen, University of Miami

Chair

• Ryan King, The Ohio State University