Capital Punishment and Race

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The Effects of Race on Sentencing in Capital Punishment Cases Throughout history, minorities have been ill-represented in the criminal justice system, particularly in cases where the possible outcome is death. In early America, blacks were lynched for the slightest violation of informal laws and many of these killings occured without any type of due process. As the judicial system has matured, minorities have found better representation but it is not completely unbiased. In the past …

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…past the race of the offender or the value of the victim, and instead focus on circumstances of the crime. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography** References Gest, T. (1986 Oct. 20). Black-and-White Issue? US News & World Report, 101 (16), 24-25. Gest, T. (1996 July 8). A house without a blueprint. US News & World Report, 121 (2), 41-42. Lacayo, R. (1987, May 4). Clearing a Path to the Chair. Time, 129 (18), 80. Seligman, D. (1994, September 5). Uh oh! More Stats. Fortune, 130 (5), 113-114. Smolowe, J. (1991, April 29). Race and the Death Penalty. Time, 137 (17), 68-69.