TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2000//
TI  - The effect of legal and extra-legal variables on the recommending and granting of a pardon
JO  - Law and policy
A1  - Austin, Thomas
A1  - Hummer, Don
SP  - 49
EP  - 65
VL  - 22
IS  - 1
N2  - A familiar but little studied area of criminal justice is that of pardons. Using data from the Pennsylvania Board of Pardons, the decision-making process is examined to determine the degree of correspondence between the board's recommendation and the governor's decision to grant or deny a pardon. Included in the analysis is an assessment of the relative impact of legal and extra-legal variables on the decision-making process. The paper concludes with a discussion on the dynamics of the process, including why some individuals are more likely than others to be granted a pardon, and the implications the findings have for both policy and theory development.<p /> <p>Language: en</p> 
LA  - en
SN  - 0265-8240
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/1467-9930.00085
ID  - ref1
ER  -