Type of Document	Dissertation
Author	Dobbs, Rhonda R.
URN	etd-11072004-125224
Title	Gender and Sentencing: An Examination of Florida's Determinate Sentencing Policies
Degree	Doctor of Philosophy
Department	Criminology and Criminal Justice, School of
Advisory Committee	Advisor Name Title Theodore G. Chiricos Committee Chair Joyce Carbonell Committee Member Thomas G. Blomberg Committee Member
Keywords	Determinate Sentencing Sex and Sentencing
Date of Defense	2004-09-02
Availability	unrestricted
Abstract Women currently comprise the fastest growing population of those being sentenced to prison. Many criminologists contend that increases in the population of incarcerated women are due, not to changes in criminal involvement, but to changes in criminal justice policies. In particular, it is argued that the move away from indeterminate sentencing towards more determinate models has served to equalize the punishment of men and women, thereby leading to more pronounced increases in incarceration for women compared to men. The present study examines the impact of the statewide adoption of determinate sentencing legislation in Florida on the likelihood of incarceration, sentence length, as well as time served for female offenders. The analysis indicates that women do receive chivalrous treatment under both indeterminate and determinate sentencing structures in Florida. Interestingly, the evidence presented here suggests that this chivalrous treatment actually strengthens under determinate sentencing schemes when compared to indeterminate sentencing schemes.
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