“…There is a general agreement upon the reputation of Black's (1976) theory for understanding the decision-making process in the criminal justice system (Ylang & Holtfreter, 2019). This framework has encouraged empirical tests, debates, and discussions regarding the role of legal and extralegal variables, although its validation remains controversial for certain crimes (such as homicide), outcomes (such as conviction), and organizational settings (such as juvenile justice) (Chappell & Maggard, 2020). In Brazil, only a few studies have sought to understand the behavior of law through Donald Black's lenses (Graham et al, 2013;Oliveira, 2018;Ribeiro & Diniz, 2020).…”