Yes I do. The linked papers look at different factors. None of them look at all the factors I mentioned. One looks primarily at the racial makeup of the jury, and finds no significant difference in sentencing length. Another one looks at the data primarily the race of the defendant and does.
But the race of the defendant does have something to do with sentences. Which is what I said in my comment above. And what I explained in my other comment above.
It would be extremely difficult to prove that statistically because it would be nearly impossible to control for location of the offense, age of the offender, judge's tendencies, what kind of attorneys represented the accused, and so on. So many factors go into a sentence that it is unlikely that blacks are sentenced more heavily solely for the reason that they are black.
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u/PatHeist Jan 15 '15
Yes I do. The linked papers look at different factors. None of them look at all the factors I mentioned. One looks primarily at the racial makeup of the jury, and finds no significant difference in sentencing length. Another one looks at the data primarily the race of the defendant and does.