Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1995

This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and prisoners whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-1995. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status at the tim...

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Corporate Author: United States Department of Justice. Office of Justice Programs. Bureau of Justice Statistics (Author)
Format: Electronic Research Data
Language:English
Published: [Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar] [Verlag nicht ermittelbar] 1997
In:Year: 1997
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
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 prisoners whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-1995. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status at the time of imprisonment, level of education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates removed from death row by yearend 1995 and for inmates who were executed.
DOI:10.3886/ICPSR06956.v1