1. Looking Deathworthy.
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Eberhardt, Jennifer L., Davies, Paul G., Purdie-Vaughns, Valerie J., and Johnson, Sheri Lynn
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CAPITAL punishment , *STEREOTYPES , *RACIAL profiling in law enforcement , *DISCRIMINATION in capital punishment , *CRIMINAL sentencing - Abstract
Researchers previously have investigated the role of race in capital sentencing, and in particular, whether the race of the defendant or victim influences the likelihood of a death sentence. In the present study, we examined whether the likelihood of being sentenced to death is influenced by the degree to which a Black defendant is perceived to have a stereotypically Black appearance. Controlling for a wide array of factors, we found that in cases involving a White victim, the more stereotypically Black a defendant is perceived to be, the more likely that person is to be sentenced to death. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
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- 2006
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