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Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1988
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 provided on those inmates
removed from death row by yearend 1988 and those inmates who were
executed.
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| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | restricted public |
| bureauCode |
[ "011:21" ] |
| contactPoint |
{ "fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)", "@type": "vcard:Contact", "hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov" } |
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | 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 provided on those inmates removed from death row by yearend 1988 and those inmates who were executed. |
| distribution |
[ { "@type": "dcat:Distribution", "title": "Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1988", "accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR09337.v1" } ] |
| identifier |
"750"
|
| isPartOf |
"2587"
|
| issued | 1990-05-16T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[ "capital punishment", "commuted sentences", "criminal histories", "death row inmates", "demographic characteristics", "executions", "felony offenses", "prison inmates", "sentencing", "states (USA)" ] |
| language |
[ "eng" ] |
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2008-11-12T10:27:21 |
| programCode |
[ "011:061" ] |
| publisher |
{ "name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics", "@type": "org:Organization", "subOrganizationOf": { "id": 22, "name": "Office of Justice Programs", "acronym": "OJP", "parentOrganization": { "id": 10, "name": "Department of Justice", "acronym": "DOJ" }, "parentOrganizationID": 10 } } |
| rights | These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data. |
| title | Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1988 |
