Death and Discretion: The Effect of Prosecutors' Electoral Considerations on the Decision to Seek the Death Penalty

• In Event: Lawyers and Litigants

Brief Overview

We examine how constituency characteristics and electoral considerations affect prosecutors' decision to seek the death penalty.

Authors

• Matthew Cooper, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Kirsten Widner, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville

• Hemant Sharma, The University of Tennessee-Knoxville