Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1987

This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on prisoners whose sentences were commuted or vacated. The data furnish basic sociodemographic classifications including age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and...

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Corporate Author: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics. VerfasserIn (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1989
In:Year: 1989
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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Keywords:
Capital Punishment
commuted sentences
criminal histories
death row inmates
demographic characteristics
Executions
felony offenses
prison inmates
Sentencing
states (USA)
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Summary:This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on prisoners whose sentences were commuted or vacated. The data furnish basic sociodemographic classifications including age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and state and region of incarceration. Criminal history information includes prior felony convictions, prior convictions for criminal homicide, and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is provided on those inmates removed from death row by yearend 1986, inmates receiving a second capital punishment sentence in 1987, and inmates who were executed.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR09210.v1