Seattle University A.A. Lemieux Library Academic Day 2002   Dead Man Walking

Statistics

What are the statistics surrounding capital punishment?

"For the last year or so I've been reading and studying Amnesty International's investigation into the death penalty as it is practiced by governments around the world Amnesty's investigation into the judicial processes of the of the hundreds or so governments that impose the death sentence has revealed that without exception, the penalty of death is disproportionately meted out to 'the poor, the powerless, the marginalized or those whom repressive governments deem it expedient to eliminate.'" pg. 113, Dead Man Walking "The truth is that the death penalty is potentially relevant to only a very small pool of the 14 million-plus 'index crimes' committed in this country every year." pg. 129, Dead Man Walking

websites

• Sourcebook of Criminal Justice Statistics: Bureau of Justice Clearinghouse. This 2000 edition, with 2001 updates contains data from over 100 sources on criminal justice, including current data on capital punishment.
• Capital Punishment Bureau of Justice Bulletin: U.S. Department of Justice. Agency bulletin with recent statistics on capital punishment by state, as well as demographic information.
• Stat House: Salt of the Earth, your online resource for social justice, Claretian Publications. A digest and timeline on Capital Punishment gathered from other statistical sources.
• Bureau of Justice Statistics: Capital Punishment Statistics: Charts and a brief summary of statistics from the U.S. Dept of Justice; links to other statistical sources from the Bureau.
• Countries which have recently abolished the death penalty: Religious Tolerance
• Statistics: National Center for the Victims of Crime. This section of this victim advocate's website includes statistics on the cost of crime, homicide statistics and other data as it relates to its impact on victims.

articles in Lemieux Library

• Changing Views on the Death Penalty
  CQ Researcher
  Volume 11, Issue 40, pg. 951
  REF H35 E35 2001
• Method of Execution
  CQ Researcher
  Volume 5, Issue 9, pg. 199
  REF H35 E35 1995
• Number of Executions Declining
  CQ Researcher
  Volume 11, Issue 40, pg. 949
  REF H35 E35 2001

tip of the iceberg...

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