The Prevailing Injustices in the Application of the Missouri Death Penalty (1978 to 1996)

Part of a special issue on the many faces of violence. The writers document the prevailing injustices in the application of the death penalty in the state of Missouri. Analyzing the state's resumption of capital sentencing over an 18-year period from 1978 to 1996, they demonstrate that defendan...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Lenza, Michael (Author)
Contributors: Keys, David Patrick ; Guess, Teresa
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2005
In: Social justice
Year: 2005, Volume: 32, Issue: 2, Pages: 151-166
Online Access: Volltext (Verlag)
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Keywords:
Capital Punishment
Criminal Justice System
Criminal Law
Discrimination in criminal justice administration
Gregg v. Georgia (Supreme Court case)
Racism
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Summary:Part of a special issue on the many faces of violence. The writers document the prevailing injustices in the application of the death penalty in the state of Missouri. Analyzing the state's resumption of capital sentencing over an 18-year period from 1978 to 1996, they demonstrate that defendants in capital trials were not afforded equal protection under the law and that their fates are still subject to extralegal elements that constitute arbitrariness and capriciousness in Missouri. They illustrate that supposed remedies contained in the provisions of Gregg v. Georgia in 1976 have not alleviated the problem of disparate treatment of minorities.