According to Gathings and Parrotta, Patterns in Discretion Result from (Primarily

question 35

Multiple Choice

According to Gathings and Parrotta, patterns in discretion result from (primarily male) judges' and prosecutors' notions that women, even the "bad" ones, should be coddled and protected describes which of the following explanations for gender differences in criminal sentencing?

• A) familial paternalism
• B) the chivalry hypothesis
• C) focal concerns
• D) patriarchal comforting

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