Explaining the “female victim effect” in capital punishment: an examination of victim sex–specific models of juror sentence decision-making

Only a limited body of research has focused on how victim sex may affect capital sentencing decisions. Acknowledging this issue, the present study uses a large sample of capital cases from North Carolina (n = 709) and victim sex–specific logistic regression models to examine whether different varia...

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Main Author: Richards, Tara N. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2016
In: Crime & delinquency
Year: 2016, Volume: 62, Issue: 7, Pages: 875-898
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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