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Peer reviewedSandys, Marla; McGarrell, Edmund F. – Journal of Research in Crime and Delinquency, 1995
Using a quota sampling procedure, 514 Indiana citizens were asked about specific circumstances surrounding capital punishment and about their support for various goals of sentencing. Results suggest that although general favorability toward capital punishment is quite high, such a result is misleading with only nine percent supporting it under all…
Descriptors: Capital Punishment, Corporal Punishment, Correctional Rehabilitation, Crime
