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HW2a: What's the evidence?
Question: Is the Death Penalty Racially Biased?
Compile a one page summary of two different pieces of statistical evidence that would address
this question:
Consider:
ACLU evidence of racial bias in death penalty cases (google)
Race of persons exonerated in DP cases (google)
Race of victims in DP cases (google)
Racial bias in jury selection in DP. cases (google)
News stories on racial bias (Lexis\Nexis)
The race of persons sentenced to death. (Bureau
of Justice Statistics -under corrections)
The race of persons actually executed, length of time on death row (Bureau
of Justice Statistics)
The race of the victims in capital cases. (Bureau
of Justice Statistics - under homicide trends)
The race of homicide offenders. (Bureau
of Justice Statistics)
Stored on your web page with a link by midnight Thursday.
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