tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post4061394845507340130..comments2007-09-20T21:38:00.501-04:00Dr. Huginkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273740636415633205noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-56179366166386382472007-09-20T21:38:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:38:00.000-04:002007-09-20T21:38:00.000-04:00Not to toot my own horn, but Tim and I just completed a study of parole timing and find striking results for African Americans. They pay at sentencing and then spend longer in prison. Ugh.Velmahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11902587843038579972noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-62693536221140573172007-09-20T14:48:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:48:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:48:00.000-04:00P.S. With respect to punishment costs: Steffensmeier, Ulmer, & Kramer's 1998 article and Spohn & Holleran's 2000 article, both in <I>Crim</I>, are two of my favorite all time pieces, especially for use in race & crime courses.Dr. Huginkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273740636415633205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-10084923794768777902007-09-20T14:45:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:45:00.000-04:002007-09-20T14:45:00.000-04:00Another thing I thought was telling:<BR/><BR/>Despite claims by residents that Jena is not a "racial town" and that whites and Blacks "get along," the Black students felt compelled to ask permission to sit in an area on the school grounds that was "normally reserved for white students". Can you imagine, in 2007, that this is the case? That there are spots "reserved" for white students, and that Black kids felt they needed permission to sit there? As much as we love to cling to our "melting pot" ideal, this country has such deeply ingrained racial divides that it is hard to believe there's an end in sight to the hatred and injustice. How sad.Dr. Huginkisshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18273740636415633205noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1415015639692216699.post-6620726903369302252007-09-20T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-20T11:55:00.000-04:002007-09-20T11:55:00.000-04:00I thought the same thing when I heard about this on the news this morning. It is unbelievable how "we" either ignore these kinds of behaviors or go WAY off the deep end as far as punishments. I don't know the specifics of the assualt, but what ever happened to schools and parents working out an appropriate disciplinary plan?Patchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17393250370819051216noreply@blogger.com