READ: The Independent and Joint Effects of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Age on Sentencing Outcomes in U.S. Federal Courts
Jill K. Doerner & Stephen Demuth
To cite this article: Jill K. Doerner & Stephen Demuth (2010) The Independent and Joint Effects
of Race/Ethnicity, Gender, and Age on Sentencing Outcomes in U.S. Federal Courts, Justice
Quarterly, 27:1, 1-27, DOI: 10.1080/07418820902926197
To link to this article: https://doi.org/10.1080/07418820902926197
Try not to get discouraged by the technical writing of research reports; remember, reading APA format articles gets easier the more often you do it!
1. Briefly describe the problem under investigation. In other words, what were the researchers interested in studying?
2. Briefly describe some of the research reviewed in the introduction.
3. What was the hypothesis or hypotheses?
4. Briefly describe the research design. For example, how many participants were in the study? What did those participants do as part of their participation?
5. Data Analysis and Statistical Decisions: Briefly describe the main results of the study. (Hint: If you are having trouble understanding the Results section, read the beginning of the Discussion section or the Abstract for a synopsis).
6. Decisions in Terms of Past Research and Theory: Was the hypothesis supported?
7. Finding a New Problem: Did the authors of this study suggest new research based on these results? Explain.