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Peer reviewedKleck, Gary – American Sociological Review, 1981
Reevaluation of published research on racial bias in criminal sentencing, and data on execution rates (1930-67) and death sentencing rates (1967-78), contradict a hypothesis of overt discrimination against Black defendants. One possible explanation of relatively lenient sentencing of Black defendants is the devalued status of Black crime victims.…
Descriptors: Blacks, Capital Punishment, Courts, Criminals
