Doing Time Together, Being Disposed Apart: Racial Disproportionality in Time and the Criminal Process.

• In Event: Racial Disparities in Prosecution and Sentencing: Body-worn Cameras, Time Dimension, and Mandatory Minimums

Abstract

By incorporating disposition time into Blumstein (1982)’s original model, we explore a time dimension of racial disproportionality in the criminal process. This is illustrated by examining disposition rate and conviction rate and by using twenty-five years of rap sheet data in Connecticut. It shows a nonuniform pattern of disposition rate and conviction rate over time. The patterns are further decomposed by felony status and offense type. We end by proposing a flow-to-stock approach to interpret the results.

Authors

• Shuhao Zhang, University of Maryland, College Park

• Brian D. Johnson, University of Maryland