Notes From The Color Of Justice

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In regards to race v sentencing, a sstudy was done to determine why serious crimes depend less on race than less serious crimes. kalven and Zeisel performed this study and conluded that: in more serious cases, judges have to follow the law's exact recommedation for a crime like armed robery. When it comes to less serious cases, the factors are not so clear. Therefore, judges have more descretion to consider extra-legal factors, such as race. What do you Think? Do you think judges even do this @ all?