13 datasets found
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Federal
Race and the Decision to Seek the Death Penalty in Federal Cases, 1995-2000 [United States] 18 recent views
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this project was to examine possible defendant and victim race effects in capital decisions in the federal system. Per the terms of their grant, the... -
Federal
Multistate Analysis of Time Consumption in Capital Appeals, 1992-2002 12 recent views
Department of Justice —
Despite public controversy over the length of death penalty appeals, little empirical work has been done on the time allocated to the capital appeals process. The... -
Federal
Executions in the United States, 1608-2002: The ESPY File 12 recent views
Department of Justice —
This collection furnishes data on executions performed under civil authority in the United States between 1608 and 2002. The dataset describes each individual... -
Federal
Management of Death Row Inmates, 1986-1987: [United States]
Department of Justice —
These data offer objective and subjective information about current death row inmates and the management policies and procedures related to their incarceration. The... -
Federal
Re-examination of the Criminal Deterrent Effects of Capital Punishment in the United States, 1978-1998
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this study was to estimate the deterrent effect of capital punishment by employing a methodology that accounted for model uncertainty by integrating... -
Federal
Collection Capital Punishment in the United States Series
Department of Justice —
Investigator(s): Bureau of Justice Statistics These data collections provide annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences... -
Federal
Executions in the United States, 1608-1991: The Espy File [Instructional Materials]
Department of Justice —
These instructional materials were prepared for use with EXECUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1608-1991: THE ESPY FILE (ICPSR 8451), compiled by M. Watt Espy and John... -
Federal
Processing and Outcome of Death Penalty Appeals After Furman v. Georgia, 1973-1995: [United States]
Department of Justice —
This data collection effort was undertaken to analyze the outcomes of capital appeals in the United States between 1973 and 1995 and as a means of assessing the... -
Federal
Executions in the United States, 1608-1940: The ESPY File -- Summary Data of Executions Collected by M. Watt Espy Between 1986 and 1996
Department of Justice —
This collection consists of four summary variables based on new data collected by M. Watt Espy between 1986 and 1996 after he corrected and updated the data in 1992.... -
Federal
Effects of Defense Counsel on Homicide Case Outcomes in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 1995-2004 [United States]
Department of Justice —
This study measured the difference that defense counsel made to the outcome of homicide and death penalty cases. One in five indigent murder defendants in... -
Federal
Procedural Reform of Jury Murder Convictions in Georgia, 1970-1978
Department of Justice —
The purpose of this data collection was to assess the impact of the 1973 reforms of the death penalty laws on the levels of arbitrariness and discrimination in... -
Federal
Investigation and Prosecution of Homicide Cases in the United States, 1995-2000: The Process for Federal Involvement
Department of Justice —
This study addressed questions related to potential geographic and racial disparity in the investigation and prosecution of federal capital cases and examined the... -
Federal
Habeas Corpus Litigation in United States District Courts: An Empirical Study, 2000-2006
Department of Justice —
The purpose of the Habeas Corpus Litigation in United States District Courts: An Empirical Study, 2007 is to provide empirical information about habeas corpus cases...
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