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Court system treats women
etter than men, study shows
By Ann Lowe
Dair Nebnukan Senior Reporter
Women defendants are just as
likely to be convicted as men, said
Susan Welch, UNL professor and
chairwoman of the political
science department. But women
are 5 percent more likely to have
charges dropped without a trial,
and convicted women are 12 per
cent less likely than men to get
prison sentences, she said.
Welch is studying race and sex
discrimination in U.S. court sys
tems with John Gruhl, UNL asso
ciate professor of political science
and Cassia Spohn, associate pro
fessor of the Goodrich program
at UNO. They have studied courts
in several cities for about five
years, Welch said.
The sex discrimination
study is based on data from the
Los Angeles prosecutor's office.
The researchers looked at the
files of more than 10,500 black,
white and Hispanic felony de
fendents, Welch said.
They compared men and
women defendents of the same
race and criminal records who
were charged with the same
crimes, Welch said. By keeping
these factors consistent, they
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Stores aren't the only ones that
lose money to shoplifters. A Lin
coln police publication said that
two to three cents of each con
sumer's dollar could be going to
shoplifting.
Consumers also can help in
prevention, Campbell said. Often
people will see something, then
turn their head. They should re
port shoplifters to management
and personnel, he said.
Two UNL engineering students
have been awarded $1,000 scho
larships by the Society of Women
Engineers for use during the
1984-85 academic year. They are:
Lisa Ami Jensen, daughter of
Jesper and Norma Jensen of
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could "infer that the difference
has to do with gender," she said.
Women judges tend to sent
ence men and women the same,
Welch said. However, judicial
paternalism still exists in most
men-dominated courts, Welch
said.
"Judges ' and, presumably,
prosecutors and juries as well
treat women more leniently than
men because they do not want to
subject the supposedly weaker
sex to the harsh conditions of
prison...or because they assume
that many women are the sole
caretakers of young children and
that Incarcerating them may leave
the children homeless," the study
revealed.
Differential treatment is
least common among white de
fendants and most common
among blacks, the study indicated.
Black men are treated no differ
ently than white and Hispanic
men, but often receive much
harsher sentences than black
women, Welch said.
One reason may be that black
households are more likely to be
headed by women with depend
ent children, Welch said. The
study said about 75 percent of
A film, "Caught Shoplifting," will
be shown on cable television,
channel 10, Campbell said. The
film focuses on the consumer
costs of shoplifting, as well as the
repercussions if a person is
caught, he said.
The film will be shown Thurs
day at 10 a.m.; Monday at 11:30
am.; and Dec 19 at 8:30 p.m.
If a person is caught shoplift
ing, the following penalties could
be expected:
Hemingford, who received the
society's Hewlett-Packard Scho-
larship. She is a computer science
major.
Shelley Elizabeth Peters,
daughter of Daniel and Elizabeth
Peters of Omaha, recipient of the
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black women-run households
have dependent children under
six years of age.
Statistics differ from state to
state, Welch said. Differences in
how men and women are treated
may vary among state court sys
tems, sne saia.
Judy Zangari, assistant admin
istrator of the Nebraska Supreme
Court, said state court officials
have not read the UNL study, nor
have they researched gender bias
in Nebraska courts.
The Supreme Court may
conduct its own study with the
Nebraska Commission on the
Status of Women and the State
Bar Association, Zangari said.
Welch said the differential treat
ment may or may not be inten
tional "It may be that a lot of it is
subconscious" she said. "They
(men judges) may not know they
have these kinds of attitudes."
Welch said she is not surprised
at the findings, and she doesn't
expect the pattern to change soon.
"I suspect it will change over
time as traditional ideas about
sex roles break down and more
women become judges," she said.
"But I don't expect any imme
diate change."
If the value of the item stolen
is less than $100, it is a class two
misdemeanor: Maximum of six
months imprisonment, $1 ,000 fine,
or both.
If the value is between $100
and $300, it is a class one misde
meanor: Maximum of up to one
year in prison, $1,000 fine or
both.
If the item stolen is worth
more than $300, the act is a fel
ony. Maximum five years in pri
son, $10,000 fine or both.
society's Bechtel Corporation
Scholarship. She is a chemical
engineering major,
The national scholarships are
sponsored by the Society of
Women Engineers, which is based
in New York City.
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