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- Title
THE LEGAL AND METHODOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF DEATH QUALIFICATION OPERATIONALIZATION.
- Authors
West, Matthew P.; Wood, Emily F.; Casas, Jena B.; Miller, Monica K.
- Abstract
Jury selection for death penalty cases is unique in that it includes a "death qualification" process in which prospective jurors are probed concerning their attitudes toward the death penalty and whether their attitudes would interfere with their performance as jurors. The current study assessed the relationship between two death qualification standards (i.e., the Witt standard and Witherspoon-Morgan standard) and mock jurors' endorsements of evidence and sentencing decisions. Results showed the Witherspoon-Morgan standard was significantly related to the dichotomous sentencing decision, whereas the Witt standard was not. Similarly, the Witt standard was significantly related to aggravator endorsement, whereas the Witherspoon-Morgan standard was not. These disparate relationships have implications for attorneys and judges in capital cases, as well as death penalty researchers.
- Subjects
DEATH-qualified jury; CAPITAL punishment; MOCK jurors; JURY selection; DECISION making; CRIMINAL sentencing
- Publication
Applied Psychology in Criminal Justice, 2017, Vol 13, Issue 1, p18
- ISSN
1550-3550
- Publication type
Article