Author Question: Research shows that: a. Whites who kill blacks are more likely to receive the death penalty. b. ... (Read 24 times)

Garrulous · **on:** Aug 16, 2018

Research shows that:

a. Whites who kill blacks are more likely to receive the death penalty.
b. Blacks and Whites who kill Whites are more likely to receive the death penalty than either Blacks who killBlacks or Whites who kill Blacks.
c. Blacks who kill Blacks are just as likely to receive the death penalty as Whites who kill Blacks.
d. The race of the victim does not affect the likelihood of an offender receiving the death penalty.

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT considered a mitigating circumstance in a death penalty case?

a. Killing to avoid arrest
b. No significant prior criminal record
c. Minor participant in the murder
d. Youth at the time of the murder