An analysis of felony sentencing practices in the district courts of Galveston County, Texas

The purpose of this research is to determine if racial discrimination is evident in the Galveston County Criminal District Courts. This is to be accomplished by focusing on the sentences received by black and white defendants for specific felony offenses during 1979 through 1981. The offenses that a...

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Main Author: Pope, Penny Lynne
Format: Others
Published: DigitalCommons@Robert W. Woodruff Library, Atlanta University Center 1983
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Online Access:http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/dissertations/2896
http://digitalcommons.auctr.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4187&context=dissertations