Exploring the Role of Victim Sex, Victim Conduct, and Victim–Defendant Relationship in Capital Punishment Sentencing
Exploring the Role of Victim Sex, Victim Conduct, and Victim–Defendant Relationship in Capital Punishment Sentencing
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探讨受害人性别、受害人行为以及受害人与被告关系在死刑量刑中的作用
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2014
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B. Bjerregaard
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Lane Kirkland Gillespie;Thomas A. Loughran;M. Dwayne Smith;S. Fogel;B. Bjerregaard
死刑管理的差异是一个突出的社会和政治问题。最近的研究表明，受害者的性别和种族特征对死刑判决结果产生交互影响。当前的分析扩展了这一研究方向，利用 1977 年至 2009 年北卡罗来纳州死刑案件的总体数据（N = 1,285），探讨了受害人性别与受害人行为以及受害人与被告关系的交叉点。调查结果表明，谋杀时未参与非法活动的女性受害人案件以及熟人女性受害人案件最有可能导致死刑建议。讨论了这些发现的潜在原因。
Disparities in the administration of capital punishment are a prominent social and political issue. Recent studies indicate that victim characteristics of sex and race produce interactive effects on capital-sentencing outcomes. Extending this line of research, the current analysis explores the intersection of victim sex with victim conduct and victim–defendant relationship, utilizing a population of North Carolina capital cases spanning the years 1977 to 2009 (N = 1,285). Findings indicate that cases with a female victim who was not involved in illegal activity at the time of the murder and acquaintance female victim cases are most likely to result in a death recommendation. Potential reasons for these findings are discussed.