| Autor: |
Sandys, Marla, McGarrell, Edmund F. |
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Journal of Research in Crime & Delinquency; May95, Vol. 32 Issue 2, p191-213, 23p, 5 Charts |
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In this article the authors examine the public attitudes toward capital punishment. According to the authors the importance of studying public opinion on the death penalty lies in its symbolic meaning. State legislators often embrace capital punishment as the means to appear tough on crime. Most reports of attitudes toward capital punishment, especially those in the media, neglect to make these kinds of distinctions between the abstract idea of capital punishment and specific circumstances of when it is imposed. The study of attitudes toward capital punishment goes well beyond the issue of methodology and directly into the heart of public policy. Systemwide victories by the capital defense community have diminished substantially in recent years. Consequently, capital defense attorneys focus their energies on the initial trial now more than ever before. A number of studies have examined the relationship between various demographic characteristics and support for the death penalty. In addition to considering basic demographic characteristics of support for the death penalty, several researchers have analyzed the relationship between punishment goals, ideological beliefs, and capital punishment sup- port. |
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