CRMJ 205 1st Edition Lecture 28 Outline of Last Lecture I II Sentencing Courts Outline of Current Lecture Death Penalty I Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment II Race and Death Penalty Current Lecture I Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment a Death Penalty 2010 Poll Lake Research Partners Support for the Death Penalty when offered alternative sentences 1 39 Life without parole plus restitution 2 33 Death penalty 3 13 Life without parole 4 9 Life with parole 5 6 No Opinion b 2007 Gallup Poll 1 In favor of death penalty 2 70 of whites 3 40 of African Americans c Many question death penalty II Race and Death Penalty a Statistical evidence of racial disparity b Pre Furman v Post Furman 1 Strong evidence indicates continued serious discrimination in death penalty application 2 GAO 1990 study 3 Found a pattern of racial disparities in charging sentencing and imposition of death penalty after Furman These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute 4 Also concluded race alone was not clearly the pivotal variable c Death penalty decisions in 8 states 1976 1980 1 AR FL GA IL MS NC OK VA d Less chance of death if for offender charged with killing African Americans e Greater chance of death for offender charged with killing whites f Greatest chance of death for African American charged with killing whites 1 10 1 in GA and MS 2 8 1 FL 7 1 AK 6 1 IL OK and NC and 5 1 VA
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