3 papers
cs.CY2025
Temporal Frictions and Judicial Outcomes: Analyzing the Impact of Time Delays on Criminal Sentencing in Cook County (2020-2024)
Yifei Tong
This study examines how time delays between criminal offenses and arrests are associated with sentencing outcomes in Cook County, Illinois, during the COVID-19 era. Using administr…
cs.CL2025
Heard or Halted? Gender, Interruptions, and Emotional Tone in U.S. Supreme Court Oral Arguments
Yifei Tong
This study examines how interruptions during U.S. Supreme Court oral arguments shape both the semantic content and emotional tone of advocates' speech, with a focus on gendered dyn…
cs.CY2025
Non-Linear Determinants of Pedestrian Injury Severity: Evidence from Administrative Data in Great Britain
Yifei Tong
This study investigates the non-linear determinants of pedestrian injury severity using administrative data from Great Britain's 2023 STATS19 dataset. To address inherent data-qual…