The color of justice in Oklahoma : connections between racial disparity and the death penalty.

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dc.contributor.advisorBurns, Jaime
dc.contributor.authorHolland, Ramario
dc.contributor.committeeMemberMaier, Elizabeth
dc.contributor.committeeMemberCleary, Shawna, 1964-
dc.date.accessioned2020-07-10T20:14:25Z
dc.date.available2020-07-10T20:14:25Z
dc.date.issued2014
dc.description.abstractRacial disparity among death row inmates has often been a debated and questioned topic in the United States. Although the populations of African Americans and Caucasians are relatively equal on death row, African Americans are being executed at much higher rates for murdering Caucasian victims. Flaws within the U.S. legal system, peremptory strikes, and prosecutor discretion have opened the door to personal racial biases and racial discrimination. The media, racial stereotypes, and racial resentment all have an impact on the public's view of capital punishment. Legislators and Supreme Court justices are more likely to support the death penalty, due to pressures from the public and the competitiveness of being appointed. Geographic locations also have a profound impact on minorities in capital murder trials. This research examines whether racial disparity exists among Oklahoma death row inmates, and whether the race-victim effect applies to inmates who are currently on death row, or who have had their execution carried out. This research will also examine the demographics of Oklahoma inmates, and explore the time each subject group has spent on death row in Oklahoma prisons.
dc.identifier.oclc(OCoLC)ocn896152819
dc.identifier.other(AlmaMMSId)9982353275402196
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11244/325184
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dc.subject.lcshAfrican American criminals
dc.subject.lcshCapital punishment
dc.subject.lcshDiscrimination in criminal justice administration
dc.subject.lcshRace discrimination
dc.thesis.degreeM.A., Criminal Justice Management and Administration
dc.titleThe color of justice in Oklahoma : connections between racial disparity and the death penalty.
dc.typeAcademic theses
thesis.degree.grantorJackson College of Graduate Studies
uco.groupUCO - Graduate Works and Theses::UCO - Theses

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