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Publication Type honors thesis
School or College College of Social & Behavioral Science
Department Sociology
Thesis Supervisor Marlene W. Lehtinen
Honors Advisor/Mentor Charles C. Hughes
Creator Kesler, Kimberly Ann
Title Racial discrimination in the application of the death penalty
Date 1996-06
Year graduated 1996
Description Racial discrimination is a fact that invades every facet of American culture. The purpose of this paper is to examine the presence of racial bias towards African-Americans in the application of the death penalty. A brief history of racial discrimination in the criminal justice system and the history of capital punishment is presented. Several studies that have focused on this discrimination will be summarized. Then a particularly influential court case, McCleskey v. Kemp, will be detailed along with its implications for the criminal justice system. Possible sources of bias within the criminal justice system are discussed, followed by an evaluation of proposed solutions for eliminating racial discrimination in the imposition of the death penalty.
Type Text
Publisher University of Utah
Subject Discrimination in capital punishment -- United States; Capital punishment -- United States
Language eng
Rights Management (c) Kimberly Ann Kesler
Format Medium application/pdf
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Reference URL https://collections.lib.utah.edu/ark:/87278/s60s3t2d

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