Data for: Identity in Court Decision-Making
SND-ID: 2023-207. Version: 1. DOI: https://doi.org/10.58141/27j7-8606
Associated documentation
Citation
Creator/Principal investigator(s)
Ulrika Ahrsjö - Stockholm University, Department of Economics
Susan Niknami - Stockholm University, SOFI
Mårten Palme - Stockholm University, Department of Economics
Research principal
Stockholm University - Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Description
The data set was created for a research project on the effect of judge and other judicial decision-makers' background, in terms of demographics and socioeconomic conditions, on court sentencing outcomes. Its first research paper investigates whether similarities between the defendant and the jurors result in milder sentences, i.e. identity effects.
Data contains personal data
Yes
Sensitive personal data
Yes
Type of personal data
Pseudonymized personal id
Unit of analysis
Population
Defendants in criminal cases in the Stockholm District Court years 2000-2004
Time Method
Sampling procedure
Time period(s) investigated
2000-01-01 – 2004-12-31
Variables
64
Number of individuals/objects
15456
Data format / data structure
Geographic spread
Geographic location: Stockholm Municipality
Geographic description: The Stockholm court administrative area in 2000-2004.
Responsible department/unit
Swedish Institute for Social Research (SOFI)
Ethics Review
Stockholm - Ref. 2013-247-31/5
Research area
Crime and law enforcement (CESSDA Topic Classification)
Economics (Standard för svensk indelning av forskningsämnen 2011)
Ahrsjo, Ulrika, Susan Niknami and Mårten Palme. American Economic Journal: Economic Policy (Forthcoming).