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

Cassia Spohn, Arizona State University

Decolonising Sentencing Narratives - Thalia Anthony, University of Technology Sydney

Nationalism and the U.S. Federal Courts: Examining the Intersection Between Race and National Origin - Tri Keah Henry, Indiana University - Bloomington; Jennifer Bourgeois, Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University

Understanding the Challenges of Addressing Case Processing Issues and Their Impact on Jail Population Reduction Efforts: Findings from Charleston, South Carolina and Palm Beach, Florida - Andreea Matei, Urban Institute; Lily Robin, Urban Institute

Cumulative Disadvantage in Sentencing Drug Offenders in U.S. District Courts - Cassia Spohn, Arizona State University