DeathPenaltyRace_df: Death Penalty and Race in Georgia

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Death Penalty and Race in Georgia

Description

This dataset contains data collected by lawyers on convicted Black murderers in the state of Georgia. The goal was to examine whether convicted Black murderers whose victim was white were more likely to receive the death penalty compared to those whose victim was Black, accounting for the level of aggravation of the crime.

Usage

data(DeathPenaltyRace_df)

Format

A data frame with 12 observations and 4 variables:

Aggravation

Level of aggravation of the murder (integer). Categories range from 1 (least serious) to 6 (most serious).

Victim

Race of the victim (factor with 2 levels: "White" and "Black").

Death

Number of cases where the death penalty was given (integer).

NoDeath

Number of cases where the death penalty was not given (integer).

Details

The dataset name has been changed to 'DeathPenaltyRace_df' to avoid confusion with other datasets in the R ecosystem. This naming convention helps distinguish this dataset as part of the crimedatasets package and assists users in identifying its specific characteristics. The suffix 'df' indicates that the dataset is a traditional data frame in R. The original content has not been modified in any way.

Source

Data collected on death penalty cases in Georgia.

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