PAINTING A DECEPTIVE PORTRAIT: A CRITICAL REVIEW OF DEADLY JUSTICE Academic Article

abstract

• This is a critical review of the book, Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty. Parts of the book addressed are public opinion polling, racial disparities, and death-qualified juries. Numerous examples are provided for how the book, while informative, provides a deceptive view on the subject through the selective use of statistics and provided explanations.

authors

• Conklin, Michael

published proceedings

• NEW CRIMINAL LAW REVIEW

author list (cited authors)

• Conklin, M.

citation count

• 0

complete list of authors

• Conklin, Michael

publication date

• May 2019

publisher

• University of California Press  Publisher

published in

• New Criminal Law Review  Journal

keywords

• Cruel And Unusual Punishment
• Death Penalty
• Death-qualified Juries
• Eighth Amendment
• Furman V. Georgia
• Racial Disparities

Digital Object Identifier (DOI)

• 10.1525/nclr.2019.22.2.223

start page

• 223

end page

• 231

volume

• 22

issue

• 2

URL

• http://dx.doi.org/10.1525/nclr.2019.22.2.223