Racial Disparities in Crack Cocaine Sentencing
... AND GENDER DISPARITIES IN SENTENCING: EVIDENCE FROM THE U.S. FEDERAL COURTS* cussed example of a law allegedly written in a manner that produces sentencing differences. Over 90 percent of those convicted of possessing 5 grams of crack cocaine, a… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine Racial Disparities
... cocaine and heroin were the two most frequently abused drugs in the area, and that Selective Enforcement of Drug Laws in Cuyahoga County, Ohio: A Report on the Racial Effects of Geographic Disparities in Arrest Patterns … Read Here… Continue reading
Federal Crack Cocaine Penalties
... sentences prescribed under federal law for defendants caught in possession for personal use or with the intent to sell as little as five grams of crack cocaine. The drug penalties were the harshest ever adopted by the U.S. Congress… Continue reading
Crack Cocaine vs Powder Cocaine Sentencing
... Cracked JusticeRecommendations to address state crack and powder sentencing disparities include: ? Eliminating crack and powder cocaine sentencing disparities. … Document Retrieval EXECUTIVE SUMMARY – ThStatutory and guideline differentiation between crack cocaine and powder cocaine, the sentencing guideline range… Continue reading