‘Ideal victims’ in capital penalty hearings: an assessment of victim impact evidence and sentencing outcomes

Critics have argued that victim impact evidence (VIE) may enhance sentencing biases by encouraging judges and juries to treat some types of victims as worthier than others. Yet, research to date has not utilized trial transcripts to assess differences in the quantity and quality of evidence presente...

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Autor principal: Kleinstuber, Ross (Autor)
Otros Autores: Zaykowski, Heather V. ; McDonough, Caitlin
Tipo de documento: Electrónico Artículo
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: 2020
En: Journal of crime and justice
Año: 2020, Volumen: 43, Número: 1, Páginas: 93-109
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