The Source for Crime and Justice Data

Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1988

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Principal Investigator(s): United States Department of Justice. Bureau of Justice Statistics

Summary: This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated. Information is available on basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race and ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is ... (view full summary)

Persistent URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09337.v1

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