Edelman, Bryan C.

Racial prejudice, juror empathy, and sentencing in death penalty cases Bryan C. Edelman. - New York LFB Scholarly Pub. 2006. - vii, 212 p. ill. 23 cm. - Criminal justice : recent scholarship . - Criminal justice (LFB Scholarly Publishing LLC) .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 199-206) and index.

Death penalty jurisprudence and sentencing systems in America -- Race disparities within the post-Furman system: archival literature -- The post-trial interview research on race and sentencing -- The experimental research on race and sentencing -- Developing a model of juror and jury decision-making -- Research design and procedures -- Results of analysis and models -- Discussion of juror decision-making: what does it all mean.

1593321279 (alk. paper) 9781593321277 (alk. paper)

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Verdicts--United States.
Race discrimination--United States.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration--United States.
Capital punishment--United States.
Jury--United States.

KF 9685 / .E33 2006

345.73/0773