Painting a Deceptive Portrait

IF 0.4 Q2 Social Sciences

New Criminal Law Review Pub Date : 2019-05-01 DOI:10.1525/NCLR.2019.22.2.223

Michael Conklin

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Abstract

This is a critical review of the book, Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty. Parts of the book addressed are public opinion polling, racial disparities, and death-qualified juries. Numerous examples are provided for how the book, while informative, provides a deceptive view on the subject through the selective use of statistics and provided explanations.

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画一幅骗人的肖像

这是一篇对《致命的正义:死刑的统计肖像》一书的批判性评论。这本书的部分内容涉及民意调查、种族差异和合格的陪审团。书中提供了大量的例子，说明这本书虽然内容丰富，但通过选择性地使用统计数据提供了对该主题的欺骗性观点，并提供了解释。

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期刊介绍： Focused on examinations of crime and punishment in domestic, transnational, and international contexts, New Criminal Law Review provides timely, innovative commentary and in-depth scholarly analyses on a wide range of criminal law topics. The journal encourages a variety of methodological and theoretical approaches and is a crucial resource for criminal law professionals in both academia and the criminal justice system. The journal publishes thematic forum sections and special issues, full-length peer-reviewed articles, book reviews, and occasional correspondence.