Capital Punishment 1992

This annual BJS Bulletin describes capital punishment throughout the Nation during 1992, State statutory provisions relating to the death penalty, and demographic and criminal-justice-related characteristics of the 2,575 persons under sentence of death on December 31, 1992. The report examines the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year, including 31 persons who were executed in 13 States. Also covered are offenders' sex, race, Hispanic origin, education, marital status, age at time of capital sentencing, legal status at time of capital offense, methods of execution, trends, and time between imposition of death sentence and execution. 12/93. NCJ 145031

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