@article{ref1,
title="Exploring the role of victim sex, victim conduct, and victim-defendant relationship in capital punishment sentencing",
journal="Homicide studies",
year="2014",
author="Gillespie, Lane Kirkland and Loughran, Thomas A. and Smith, M. Dwayne and Fogel, Sondra J. and Bjerregaard, Beth",
volume="18",
number="2",
pages="175-195",
abstract="Disparities in the administration of capital punishment are a prominent social and political issue. Recent studies indicate that victim characteristics of sex and race produce interactive effects on capital-sentencing outcomes. Extending this line of research, the current analysis explores the intersection of victim sex with victim conduct and victim-defendant relationship, utilizing a population of North Carolina capital cases spanning the years 1977 to 2009 (N = 1,285). <br><br>FINDINGS indicate that cases with a female victim who was not involved in illegal activity at the time of the murder and acquaintance female victim cases are most likely to result in a death recommendation. Potential reasons for these findings are discussed.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1088-7679",
doi="10.1177/1088767913485747",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767913485747"
}