‘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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Authors: Kleinstuber, Ross (Author) ; Zaykowski, Heather V. (Author) ; McDonough, Caitlin (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: 2020
In: Journal of crime and justice
Year: 2020, Volume: 43, Issue: 1, Pages: 93-109
Online Access: Volltext (lizenzpflichtig)
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Keywords:
Victim impact evidence
Capital Punishment
Ideal victims
Sentencing bias