Cumulative Colorism in Criminal Courts.
Soc Sci Res
; 117: 102946, 2024 01.
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| ID: mdl-38049213
ABSTRACT
A growing literature documents skin color stratification in punishment, whereby darker-skinned individuals fare worse than their lighter-skinned counterparts. Virtually all of this research has focused on colorism operating through direct channels. Utilizing a novel dataset linking the mugshots and court records of 6931 felony defendants from Miami-Dade County (Florida) from 2012 to 2015, we show that colorism in punishment, particularly for Hispanics, operates through indirect mechanisms - in addition to direct channels. We argue that colorism in punishment is sustained through a cumulative (dis)advantage process, highlighting how skin color stratification is institutionalized in the criminal justice system.
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01-internacional
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MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Criminales
Límite:
Humans
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Soc Sci Res
Año:
2024
Tipo del documento:
Article
Pais de publicación:
Estados Unidos