TY  - JOUR
PY  - 2014//
TI  - Exploring the role of victim sex, victim conduct, and victim-defendant relationship in capital punishment sentencing
JO  - Homicide studies
A1  - Gillespie, Lane Kirkland
A1  - Loughran, Thomas A.
A1  - Smith, M. Dwayne
A1  - Fogel, Sondra J.
A1  - Bjerregaard, Beth
SP  - 175
EP  - 195
VL  - 18
IS  - 2
N2  - 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>
LA  - en
SN  - 1088-7679
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1088767913485747
ID  - ref1
ER  -