Topic 5: Social Control and Criminal Justice / Courts and Sentencing and Penal Decision Making (Sentencing and Penal Decisionmaking WG)

Ida Leibetseder, Hans Gross Centre for Interdisciplinary Criminal Sciences (Institute of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Criminology, University of Graz, Austria)

Confronting imperfections: A study of judicial responses to sentencing disparity in Slovenia - Mojca M. Plesničar, Institute of Criminology at the Faculty of Law Ljubljana

Judges’ perceptions on regional sentencing disparities in Finland - Tiina Malin, Institute of Criminology and Legal Policy, University of Helsinki

Rape myths vs. the not proven verdict: what is influencing conviction rates in rape trials in Scotland? - Lee John Curley, The Open University; James Munro, The Open University

Perpetual Incarceration: The Role of Mandatory Minimums and Guidelines Departures in Federal Life Sentences - Cassia Spohn, Arizona State University; Brian Johnson, University of Maryland

The prognosis of recidivism and the legal framework: MIVEA - a way to bridge the gap. - Ida Leibetseder, Hans Gross Centre for Interdisciplinary Criminal Sciences (Institute of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Criminology, University of Graz, Austria); Nina Kaiser, Hans Gross Centre for Interdisciplinary Criminal Sciences (Institute of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedural Law and Criminology, University of Graz, Austria)