Katherine Durante
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Dr. Durante's research focuses on racial and ethnic inequality in the criminal justice system, with an emphasis on drugs and society, punishment and social control, and quantitative methods. Overarching themes in Dr. Durante's writings include examining how the war on drugs and other ostensibly race-neutral policies and practices contribute to disparate sentencing. Dr. Durante recently served as the Vice-Chair for the Law & Society Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. She is a correspondent for NV-CURE and is starting a term on the Citizens Review Board for LVMPD, reviewing citizen complaints against the police.
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Examines if a more cohesive coparenting relationship is associated with fewer adverse childhood experience for children with incarcerated fathers. Finds that children of parents who frequently argue about the child are more likely to have ever been suspended or expelled from school and are more likely to have ever had to live outside of the home.
Discusses how Black and Latinx individuals receive longer sentences than their White counterparts, even after controlling for relevant variables. Elaborates on how Black individuals are sentenced longer than their White counterparts in counties with larger shares of Republican voters. Indicates that race and ethnicity continue to be salient predictors of punishment.
Finds that Black–White prison admission disparities are lower in jurisdictions with greater shares of Black citizens; however, the reverse is true for Latino–White inequality. Mentions political conservatism being associated with less inequality. Shows counties with more income and employment parity have smaller disparities in sentencing.