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gender differences in sentencing  

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  • The U.S. criminal justice system has been marked by striking increases in incarceration for both men and women during the past two decades. The public has grown increasingly aware of the disproportionate numbers of young African American men charged, convicted, and sentenced in state and federal courts. [Source: Encyclopedia of Gender and Society; Sentencing, Gender Differences]

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