RT Research Data
T1 Charging and Sentencing of Murder and Voluntary Manslaughter Cases in Georgia, 1973-1979
A1 Baldus, David C.
A2 Pulaski, Charles A.
A2 Woodworth, George
LA English
PP Erscheinungsort nicht ermittelbar
PB [Verlag nicht ermittelbar]
YR 1989
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1840067020
AB These data were collected to assess the levels of racial discrimination and arbitrariness occurring at different levels within Georgia's capital charging and sentencing system. Data cover approximately 1,000 murder and voluntary manslaughter cases. Information was obtained for all known penalty trial cases and for certain cases stratified by case type (voluntary manslaughter conviction, nonpenalty trial life sentence, and penalty trial) and by state judicial circuit. Numerous measures of defendant blameworthiness were developed as a basis for assessing levels of arbitrariness and discrimination in the capital charging and sentencing system. Variables include race, sex, and socioeconomic class, as well as crime codes, jury/bench decisions, final plea, term, and number of counts convicted.
K1 manslaughter
K1 Murder
K1 Racial Discrimination
K1 Sentencing
K1 Forschungsdaten
DO 10.3886/ICPSR09264.v1