Is There Justice in Mercy? the Retributive Philosophies of Executive Clemency
Executive clemency is assumed to be a mechanism to correct miscarriages of justice brought about by the criminal justice system, yet little empirical research exists to confirm this assumption. This research study examined the types of rationales cited in 799 cases of executive clemency from six st...
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University of North Texas
2013
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| Online Access: | https://digital.library.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metadc271818/ |