Concept information
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social history of crime
courts, corrections, punishments
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court cases
Preferred term
Roper v. Simmons
Definition
- Racial discrimination in the imposition of the death penalty continues as a subject of controversy within the criminal justice system. In 2004, juveniles who were members of ethnic/ racial minorities were disproportionately sentenced to death. [Source: Encyclopedia of Race and Crime; Roper v. Simmons]
Broader concept
Belongs to group
Date
- 2005
URI
https://concepts.sagepub.com/social-science/concept/Roper_v._Simmons
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