All Articles tagged victim characteristics

• Justice Commentaries
  December 17, 2016 EDT
  INNOCENCE PROJECT: DNA EXONERATIONS, 1989-2014: REVIEW OF DATA AND FINDINGS FROM THE FIRST 25 YEARS
  Emily WestVanessa Meterko

  This report offers a first-time comprehensive review of data collected by the Innocence Project on DNA exonerations.

• Justice Commentaries
  December 08, 2016 EDT
  THESE LIVES MATTER, THOSE ONES DON’T: COMPARING EXECUTION RATES BY THE RACE AND GENDER OF THE VICTIM IN THE U.S. AND IN THE TOP DEATH PENALTY STATES
  Frank R. BaumgartnerEmma JohnsonColin WilsonClarke Whitehead

  This article argues that the death penalty, as applied in every major state, violates the most basic concepts of equal protection.