RT Article
T1 Life or death: what factors impact the decision?
JF Crime, law and social change
VO 75
IS 2
SP 119
OP 139
A1 Pollock, Wendi K.
A2 Johnson, Andrew F.
LA English
YR 2021
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1826617736
AB Death penalty cases are among the more controversial and costly. There are numerous factors that may influence a prosecutor’s decision to seek the death penalty in a capital murder case. This study considers offender demographics, district attorney characteristics, victim characteristics, local political and criminal climate, and county financial condition to gain a more holistic understanding of prosecutorial decisions surrounding the death penalty. Using multilevel logistic regression models, Texas death penalty cases from 2007 to 2018 (N = 436) were analyzed. Findings suggest a reduction in prosecutor decisions to seek the death penalty over time, and that prosecutors may be more likely to seek the death penalty if a higher percentage of victims killed were White.
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DO 10.1007/s10611-020-09929-8