... century, scholars have grappled with questions about the existence of racially discriminatory case processing practices and the potential for differential criminal sentences being imposed on racial and ethnic minorities. Early research on the role of race and ethnicity in criminal sentencing was more descriptive than theoretical. The methodologies involved in early studies were weak, and when ... by the prosecutors (e.g., charging decisions, charge reduction decisions, and plea agreements), which may have introduced selection biases that will inevitably produce differential final outcom...

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