An Integration of Theories to Explain Judicial Discretion
- 1 May 1991
- journal article
- Published by Oxford University Press (OUP) in Social Problems
- Vol. 38 (2) , 247-266
- https://doi.org/10.2307/800532
Abstract
Based on an integration of work on uncertainty avoidance in decision making with research on causal attribution in punishment, the author hypothesizeKeywords
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