Statistical Difficulties in Determining the Role of Race in Capital Cases: A Re-analysis of Data from the State of Maryland*

In this paper, we re-analyze data used to study the role of race in capital cases in the state of Maryland. We show that when alternative, and arguably more appropriate, statistical procedures are applied, the racial effects reported in early work turn out to be very fragile. The methodological poin...

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Autor principal: Berk, Richard (Autor)
Otros Autores: Li, Azusa ; Hickman, Laura J.
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2005
En: Journal of quantitative criminology
Año: 2005, Volumen: 21, Número: 4, Páginas: 365-390
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