Victim age and capital sentencing outcomes in North Carolina (1977–2009)

Age is prominent among theories of criminology and victimology. It is less conspicuous in punishment theory, despite its emphasis in retributive theory and lawmaking. The present study evaluated competing ‘years of life lost’ and ‘vulnerable victim’ hypotheses to examine the influence of victim age...

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Main Author: Marier, Christopher J. (Author)
Contributors: Bjerregaard, Beth ; Cochran, John K. ; Fogel, Sondra J. ; Smith, M. Dwayne
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2018
In: Criminal justice studies
Year: 2018, Volume: 31, Issue: 1, Pages: 62-79
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Keywords:
Capital Punishment
Child victims
Elderly victims
Victim age
Vulnerable victims
death penalty

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