Exploring sex disparity in sentencing outcomes: A focus on narcotics offenders in South Korea

International Journal of Offender Therapy and Comparative Criminology

Volumn 55, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 268-286

  Hartley, Richard D ^a   Kwak, Dae Hoon ^b   Park, Mirang ^c   Lee, Min Sik ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

^b ILLINOIS STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

^d Kyonggi University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

narcotics offenders; sentencing disparity; sex disparity; South Korea

Indexed keywords

NARCOTIC AGENT;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CRIME; DRUG CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMAN; LAW ENFORCEMENT; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OPIATE ADDICTION; PATERNALISM; SEX DIFFERENCE; SOCIAL PSYCHOLOGY; SOCIOECONOMICS; SOUTH KOREA; STATISTICS;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; COMMERCE; CRIME; DRUG AND NARCOTIC CONTROL; FEMALE; HUMANS; LAW ENFORCEMENT; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NARCOTICS; OPIOID-RELATED DISORDERS; PATERNALISM; PREJUDICE; REPUBLIC OF KOREA; SEX FACTORS; SOCIOECONOMIC FACTORS; STEREOTYPING;

EID: 79953670078     PISSN: 0306624X     EISSN: 15526933     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/0306624X09360966     Document Type: Article

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