Death as Deterrent or Prosecutorial Tool? Examining the Impact of Louisiana’s Child Rape Law

This project measures the impact of a 1995 amendment to Louisiana’s aggravated rape statute that allows juries to consider imposing the death penalty for convicted child rapists. Preamendment populations of cases from two large parishes (counties) were compared to postamendment populations of cases....

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Main Author: Crews, Angela (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
Published: 2002
In:Year: 2002
Online Access: Volltext (kostenfrei)
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