Attitudes toward capital punishment: Educational,demographic, and neighborhood crime influences |
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Authors: | Scott R. Maggard Brian K. Payne Allison T. Chappell |
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Affiliation: | 1. Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, Old Dominion University, Norfolk, VA 23529, USA;2. Department of Criminal Justice, Georgia State University, P.O. Box 4018, Atlanta, GA 30302-4018, USA |
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Abstract: | Studying attitudes toward capital punishment has been a topic of interest for decades. Indeed, it is often the subject of Gallup polls, political commentary, and social science research. Research indicates that attitudes vary by demographic factors, educational influences, and neighborhood crime rates. Building on prior research, the current study examined death penalty attitudes among 599 college students and 213 residents from high crime and low crime neighborhoods. In particular, the research investigated differences between how students and residents view the death penalty as no research to date has analyzed this issue. The authors also analyzed how different populations perceived the impact of race on the administration of the death penalty. Results suggested that demographics, especially race, have the strongest impact on death penalty attitudes, but that there are few differences between students and residents and those living in high and low crime neighborhoods. |
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Keywords: | Capital punishment Death penalty Public opinion College students Race |
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