RT Article
T1 Mercy, death, and politics: An analysis of executions and commutations in New York State, 1935-1963
JF American journal of criminal justice
VO 24
IS 1
SP 15
OP 29
A1 Freilich, Joshua D.
A1 Rivera, Craig J.
A2 Rivera, Craig J.
LA English
YR 1999
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764201477
AB This study focuses on the 249 executions and the 49 commutations not based upon any policy per se of the New York State governors between the years 1935 and 1963. Clemency is an inherently political decision. Therefore, it is expected that groups which are disfavored or viewed as dangerous (blacks, males, felony murderers, and non-youthful offenders) will register higher execution rates than favored groups. Contingency tables and logistic regression analyses offer partial support in that offender race and age are significantly related to final disposition.
K1 Youthful Offender
K1 Final Disposition
K1 Young Offender
K1 Death Sentence
K1 Death Penalty
DO 10.1007/BF02887615