In 1976 the Seattle Pre-sentence Unit in Washington State was studied to assess the degree of the Superior Court's acceptance of sentencing recommendations. There were 826 convicted offenders that were analyzed. While the evaluation found that the degree of court acceptance of recommendations was quite high, the final report also emphasized the need for further research concerning the variables that influence recommendations and court decisions. Recommendations for one category of crime appeared to be influenced between black and white offenders. Blacks seem to get harsher sentences. Blacks convicted for narcotics violations, and white convicted for marijuana violations. Thus, the difference in sentencing issues. The judges showed substantial variation in the severity of sentences. The more lenient judges gave 74% of the property offender's probation. In the case of the severe judges they gave 71% of the property offender's jail time. The study investigates two specific issues. The first issue concerns the possibility that the race of offenders influences recommendations and sentences. The second issue concerns the extent of sentencing disparities due to differences in individual judgments. Such disparities in sentencing demonstrate the inequities of the current criminal justice system.