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Article

Abstract

Survey of people on death row, completed on behalf of Project Hope to Abolish the Death Penalty. Questions include:

  • Time on death row
  • County of sentence
  • Highest level of education
  • Age first became bored with school
  • Age of first use of alcohol or drugs
  • Drugs and alcohol in home life
  • Drugs and alcohol in home life compared with first use of alcohol and drugs
  • Employment status before death row
  • Income from employment before death row
  • Knowledge of current affairs before incarceration
  • "Did you discuss the death penalty with family or friends before coming to death row?"
  • "Death penalty–is it a deterrent?"
  • Frequency of attorney visits before trial
  • Number of death row inmates from single parent homes
  • Childhood and adolescent abuse
  • "Did you witness a murder as a child or teen?"
  • "Did you witness violence as a child by an adult?"
  • "Was a family member a victim of murder?"
  • "Was your primary male/female influence prone to violence?"
  • Head trauma
  • "Did your parents vote?"

Publication Date

11-2009

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