Racial dynamics underlying crime commission, emotionality, and last statements among executed offenders in Texas

IF 1.3 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2020-01-02 DOI:10.1080/15377938.2019.1693466
Kevin McCaffree, Anondah Saide, M. Shermer
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Abstract We consider here whether African-Americans executed on death row in Texas are consequently (a) more likely to have committed economically-motivated secondary crimes during the commission of homicide/attempted homicide, and whether these inmates were (b) less likely to express being sorry in their final statements before execution. Our study revealed support for the following hypothesized patterns: Caucasian offenders used a greater number of sorry-related words in their last statements, on average, compared with African-American offenders. In addition, homicides/attempted homicides committed by African-Americans were significantly more likely to have included a secondary economically-motivated crime (e.g., robbery). Subsequent analyses revealed that offender race significantly mediated the effects of economic secondary crime commission and “emotional intensity” on expressed sorrow in final statements.
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得克萨斯州被处决罪犯的犯罪委员会、情绪和最后陈述背后的种族动态
摘要我们在这里考虑的是,在得克萨斯州被判死刑的非裔美国人是否因此(a)更有可能在犯下杀人罪/杀人未遂罪期间犯下出于经济动机的次要罪行,以及这些囚犯是否(b)在处决前的最后陈述中不太可能表示抱歉。我们的研究揭示了对以下假设模式的支持:与非裔美国人罪犯相比,白人罪犯在最后陈述中平均使用了更多与抱歉相关的单词。此外,非裔美国人犯下的凶杀案/未遂凶杀案更有可能包括次要的经济犯罪(如抢劫)。随后的分析表明,犯罪者的种族在经济二级犯罪和“情绪强度”对最终陈述中表达的悲伤的影响中起着重要的中介作用。
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期刊介绍: The Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice explores the prejudice that currently affects our judicial system, our courts, our prisons, and our neighborhoods all around the world. This unique multidisciplinary journal is the only publication that focuses exclusively on crime, criminal justice, and ethnicity/race. Here you"ll find insightful commentaries, position papers, and examinations of new and existing legislation by scholars and professionals committed to the study of ethnicity and criminal justice. In addition, the Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice presents the latest empirical findings, theoretical discussion, and research on social and criminal justice issues.
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