Death in Dallas: Sentencing patterns of pre-Furman capital offenders

IF 1.3 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2020-02-26 DOI:10.1080/15377938.2020.1729921
Sarah A. El Sayed, D. Boots, James W. Marquart, S. Sanford
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Abstract Whether racial bias is intertwined with capital case dispositions continue to be a matter of contention. In 1972, Furman v. Georgia ruled capital punishment unconstitutional on the grounds of being capricious and arbitrary. To better understand this sociological phenomenon, the current paper examines capital punishment within a historical context. Specifically, the present study is an exploratory examination of county-level data consisting of offenders who received a death sentence between 1923 through 1972. Media accounts from a Dallas newspaper during that time period were also examined. Results indicate that Blacks were disproportionately sentenced to death compared to their White counterparts. Capital sentencing trends at the county level reflect national trends of racial bias that characterized this historical period.
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达拉斯的死亡:弗曼案之前死刑罪犯的量刑模式
种族偏见是否与死刑案件处置交织在一起仍然是一个有争议的问题。1972年,弗曼诉格鲁吉亚案以反复无常和武断为由裁定死刑违宪。为了更好地理解这一社会学现象,本文将死刑置于历史背景中进行考察。具体而言,本研究是对县级数据的探索性检查,这些数据包括1923年至1972年间被判处死刑的罪犯。达拉斯一家报纸在那段时期的媒体报道也被审查。结果表明,与白人相比,黑人被判处死刑的比例过高。县一级的死刑判决趋势反映了这一历史时期种族偏见的全国趋势。
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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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