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The Tennessee Death Penalty: Prosecutors, Juries And The Impact Of Race, Kristin Amber Wagers
The Tennessee Death Penalty: Prosecutors, Juries And The Impact Of Race, Kristin Amber Wagers
Doctoral Dissertations
The impact of race within the American criminal justice system has seen long-term debate and has been studied by numerous social scientists. This dissertation examines the criminal justice system by analyzing data created by the Tennessee courts to determine whether race impacts the administration of Tennessee’s death penalty. This dissertation examines whether race impacts the overall administration of Tennessee’s death penalty, a Tennessee prosecutor’s decision to seek death, and a Tennessee jury’s decision to impose death. The impact of race at each stage is analyzed by logistic regression to isolate the defendant’s race, the victim’s race, and the racial interaction …