RT Article
T1 A Comparison of Executions and Death to Life Commutations in Kentucky, 1901–2019
JF The prison journal
VO 101
IS 5
SP 591
OP 608
A1 Monahan, Ed
A2 Vito, Anthony G.
A2 Vito, Gennaro F.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1779733410
AB This study examines the administration of capital punishment in Kentucky. Comparing execution and death to life commutation cases from 1901–2019, we consider the purpose of the commutation process and its utilization considering offender-victim relationships and the severity of the homicide as determined by the Barnett Scale. While a higher score on the Barnett Scale predicted execution, there remained a pattern of racial discrimination between the two decisions.
K1 racial discrimination
K1 Barnett Scale
K1 Commutation
K1 Capital Punishment
DO 10.1177/00328855211048185