Looking across the Empathic Divide: Racialized Decision Making on the Capital Jury∗
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چکیده
INTRODUCTION ........................................................................................... 573 I. PERSISTENT RACE-BASED DEATH SENTENCING IN THE “MODERN ERA” OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ......................................... 575 II. RACE-BASED PUNITIVENESS: SOME PSYCHOLOGICAL REALITIES ...... 587 III. CLOSING THE GAP: RACIALLY FAIR OR UNFIXABLE? ......................... 595 CONCLUSION .............................................................................................. 606
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