Judges’ gender and sentencing in China: an empirical inquiry
Judges’ gender and sentencing in China: an empirical inquiry
Although mixed results regarding judges’ gender disparity in sentencing have been uncovered globally by comparatists, China has yet to be considered. Based on documents of adjudication decisions collected from two cities, we examined district court judges’ sentencing decisions. Multilevel-multivariate analysis reveals negligible differences between male and female judges. We conclude that the similarities in the decision to incarcerate can be explained by the harmonious “Iron Triangle” relationship among the police, the procuratorate, and the court. We also indicate that the Sentencing Guidelines and the Adjudication Committee are mechanisms that shape judicial behaviors in the same direction.
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Wei, Shuai
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Xiong, Moulin
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April 2020
Wei, Shuai
ed6e3497-083e-4551-8899-1437137f3995
Xiong, Moulin
135b2dfc-ebf6-45e1-a99a-60e8389b955d
Wei, Shuai and Xiong, Moulin
(2020)
Judges’ gender and sentencing in China: an empirical inquiry.
Feminist Criminology, 15 (2), .
(doi:10.1177/1557085119842660).
Abstract
Although mixed results regarding judges’ gender disparity in sentencing have been uncovered globally by comparatists, China has yet to be considered. Based on documents of adjudication decisions collected from two cities, we examined district court judges’ sentencing decisions. Multilevel-multivariate analysis reveals negligible differences between male and female judges. We conclude that the similarities in the decision to incarcerate can be explained by the harmonious “Iron Triangle” relationship among the police, the procuratorate, and the court. We also indicate that the Sentencing Guidelines and the Adjudication Committee are mechanisms that shape judicial behaviors in the same direction.
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e-pub ahead of print date: 17 April 2019
Published date: April 2020
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