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Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1991
This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under
a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences were commuted
or vacated during the period 1973-1991. Information is supplied for
basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race,
ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education,
and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony
convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the
capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates
removed from death row by yearend 1991 and for inmates who were
executed.
Complete Metadata
| @type | dcat:Dataset |
|---|---|
| accessLevel | restricted public |
| bureauCode |
[
"011:21"
]
|
| contactPoint |
{
"fn": "Ask BJS Bureau of Justice Statistics (USDOJ)",
"@type": "vcard:Contact",
"hasEmail": "mailto:askbjs@usdoj.gov"
}
|
| dataQuality |
false
|
| description | This data collection provides annual data on prisoners under a sentence of death and on those whose offense sentences were commuted or vacated during the period 1973-1991. Information is supplied for basic sociodemographic characteristics such as age, sex, race, ethnicity, marital status at time of imprisonment, level of education, and state of incarceration. Criminal history data include prior felony convictions for criminal homicide and legal status at the time of the capital offense. Additional information is available for inmates removed from death row by yearend 1991 and for inmates who were executed. |
| distribution |
[
{
"@type": "dcat:Distribution",
"title": "Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1991",
"accessURL": "https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR06514.v1"
}
]
|
| identifier |
"753"
|
| isPartOf |
"2587"
|
| issued | 1995-10-30T00:00:00 |
| keyword |
[
"capital punishment",
"commuted sentences",
"criminal histories",
"death row inmates",
"demographic characteristics",
"executions",
"felony offenses",
"prison inmates",
"sentencing",
"states (USA)"
]
|
| language |
[
"eng"
]
|
| license | http://www.usa.gov/publicdomain/label/1.0/ |
| modified | 2008-11-12T10:22:42 |
| programCode |
[
"011:061"
]
|
| publisher |
{
"name": "Bureau of Justice Statistics",
"@type": "org:Organization",
"subOrganizationOf": {
"id": 22,
"name": "Office of Justice Programs",
"acronym": "OJP",
"parentOrganization": {
"id": 10,
"name": "Department of Justice",
"acronym": "DOJ"
},
"parentOrganizationID": 10
}
}
|
| rights | These data are restricted due to the increased risk of violation of confidentiality of respondent and subject data. |
| title | Capital Punishment in the United States, 1973-1991 |
