Episode 45: Conrad Miller on racial disparities in sentencing

Conrad Miller talks about how local racial composition affects punishment severity in the criminal justice system. "Racial Divisions and Criminal Justice: Evidence from Southern State Courts" by Benjamin Feigenberg and Conrad Miller. *** Probable Causation is part of Doleac Initiatives, a 501(c)(3) corporation. If you enjoy the show, please consider making a tax-deductible contribution. Thank you for supporting our work! *** OTHER RESEARCH WE DISCUSS IN THIS EPISODE: “Public Goods and Ethnic Divisions” by Alberto Alesina, Reza Baqir, and William Easterly. “Reassessing the Racial Divide in Support for Capital Punishment: The Continuing Significance of Race” by James Unnever and Francis Cullen. “Racial Disparities in Incarceration Increase Acceptance of Punitive Policies” by Rebecca C. Hetey and Jennifer L. Eberhardt. “The Judge, the Politician, and the Press: Newspaper Coverage and Criminal Sentencing across Electoral Systems” by Claire S.H. Lim, James M. Snyder Jr., and David Strömberg. "Who Watches the Watchmen? Local News and Police Behavior in the United States" by Nicola Mastrorocco and Arianna Ornaghi. Probable Causation Episode 44: Arianna Ornaghi "Local Crime News Bias: Extent, Causes and Consequences" by Jonathan Moreno-Medina. "Can you move to opportunity? Evidence from the Great Migration" by Ellora Derenoncourt. Probable Causation Episode 36: Ellora Derenoncourt "Racial Disparity in Federal Criminal Sentences" by M. Marit Rehavi and Sonja B. Starr. "A Few Bad Apples? Racial Bias in Policing" by Felipe Goncalves & Steven Mello. "Racial Disparities in the Acquisition of Juvenile Arrest Records" by Steven Raphael and Sandra V. Rozo. "If You Give a Judge a Risk Score: Evidence from Kentucky Bail Decisions" by Alex Albright.