Who Gets Death? Race, Gender, and the Death Penalty in North Carolina

• In Event: Racial Bias in the Criminal Justice System

Brief Overview

We assess all homicides, aggravated homicides, capital penalty-phase trials, death sentences, and executions in North Carolina since 1976, documenting glaring differences in rates of capital punishment while controlling for legally relevant factors.

Authors

• Frank R. Baumgartner, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

• Isaac J. Unah, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill