Is There an "Innocent Female Victim" Effect in Capital Punishment Sentencing?

Disparities in the administration of capital punishment are a prominent social and political issue. While the focus of death penalty disparity research initially lay with the defendant and how the defendant’s race or ethnicity affects sentencing outcomes, only marginal support for offender effects h...

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Main Author: Kirkland, Amelia Lane
Format: Others
Published: Scholar Commons 2010
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Online Access:http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/etd/3481
http://scholarcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=4676&context=etd