Tag: death penalty
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Victim Age and Capital Sentencing Outcomes in North Carolina (1977–2009)
Does victim age influence influence the death penalty?
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Rape, Race, and Capital Punishment: An Enduring Cultural Legacy of Lethal Vengeance?
Historical analyses of southern statutes (i.e., Slave Codes, Black Codes, “Jim Crow,” etc.) and their enforcement reveals evidence of an enduring cultural legacy prescribing lethal vengeance to Blacks who violate White sensibilities, especially for Black males accused of sexually assaulting White females. Using a population of official data on capital murder trials in North Carolina…