Texas leads the nation in the number of executions carried out since capital punishment was reinstated in 1976. Race was a key factor in the 1972 moratorium, and though the Supreme Court allowed for its return under new statutes, race continues to plague the capital punishment legal system. In this study, I examine the influence of race on case clearances in capital and non-capital homicides in Texas, using the extra-legal and non-discretionary theories from existing clearance literature. I find that race influences the probability of cases being cleared in non-capital cases but has no statistically significant effect in clearing capital cases.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc1062846 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Samaniego, Rebekah |
| Contributors | King, Kimi, Branton, Regina, Meernik, James |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | iv, 32 pages, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas |
| Rights | Public, Samaniego, Rebekah, Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights Reserved. |
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