@article{ref1,
title="Rape, race, and capital punishment: an enduring cultural legacy of lethal vengeance?",
journal="Race and justice",
year="2019",
author="Cochran, John K. and Marier, Christopher J. and Jennings, Wesley G. and Smith, M. Dwayne and Bjerregaard, Beth and Fogel, Sondra J.",
volume="9",
number="4",
pages="383-406",
abstract="Historical analyses of southern statutes (i.e., Slave Codes, Black Codes, &quot;Jim Crow,&quot; etc.) and their enforcement reveals evidence of an enduring cultural legacy prescribing lethal vengeance to Blacks who violate White sensibilities, especially for Black males accused of sexually assaulting White females. Using a population of official data on capital murder trials in North Carolina (1977-2009), this study examines the degree to which this cultural legacy endures to the present by examining the joint effects of offender's race and rape/sexual assault on the capital sentencing outcomes of capital murder trial involving White female victims. Our findings reveal support for the continuing endurance of this cultural legacy of lethal vengeance.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="2153-3687",
doi="10.1177/2153368717702700",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/2153368717702700"
}