The Death Penalty as Moral Consensus? The Gap Between Public Sentiment and Death Penalty Sentencing in Texas

• In Event: Public Opinion and Criminal Justice

Brief Overview

The U.S. Supreme Court has asserted that death sentencing patterns are a window into society's "moral consensus." We test the relationship between sentencing patterns and indicators of public sentiment in Texas counties, and discuss the implications.

Authors

• David Niven, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

• Mustafa Sagir, University of Cincinnati

• Yorkow Oppon Acquah, University of Cincinnati-Main Campus

• Francesca Gottardi, University of Cincinnati

• Stephen Bryant, University of Cincinnati