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The latest data on women on death row

By Douglas A. Berman

Thanks to this post at the Death Penalty Information Center, everyone can access this new report by Professor Victor Streib concerning the administration of the death penalty for female offenders.  The report spotlights that the death penalty in the United States is rarely imposed on women, though it does not directly answer the related questions of whether and how gender bias might impact the application of out ultimate punishment. The report has lots of lots of notable information and data, and I always find especially interesting these particulars: SCREENING FEMALE OFFENDERS FROM THE DEATH PENALTY (1) Women account for about 10.0% of murder arrests annually; (2) Women account for only 2.0% (167 / 8,292) of death sentences imposed at the trial level; (3) Women account for only 1...continue to full post

Full post as published by Sentencing Law and Policy on November 11, 2010 (boomark / email).