This article reviews evidence for the effects of public opinion on court decision-making,
capital punishment policy and use, correctional expenditures, and incarceration rates. It also …

Eric Anderson is Professor of Sport, Masculinities, and Sexualities at the University of
Winchester. He is an interdisciplinary scholar who studies men's changing masculinities and …

Conversations around criminal legal reform often center around prosecutorial discretion.
Yet, we know little about how the demographic characteristics of prosecutors influence case …

Civil protection orders are one of the most widely used legal interventions for intimate
partner violence. Every American state has legislation that allows victims to seek legal …

Sentencing differences can arise from discriminatory sentences and sentence disparities.
Only the former has been examined in Malaysia. This study addresses the gap using data …

In this article, we examine whether and to what extent the gender composition of a panel of
three judges may have an impact on its decision in a civil law system characterized by a very …

The demographic diversity of the federal bench has emerged as a salient issue for the
American public. Although research has examined the impact of judges' race and sex on …

Religious fraudulent sex (ie, the use of religious-related deceptions to obtain sex) is
regularly prosecuted in Taiwan as forcible sex (ie, rape). This Article contributes to the legal …

The American criminal legal system is characterized by deeply entrenched racial and ethnic
disparities. Given that aggregate criminal legal system outcomes are a function of decisions …

State supreme court justices are often the final arbiters of cases in their jurisdictions. Yet, in
states that grant governors the power to selectively reappoint supreme court justices …