Crime Quiz

Katerina Davila 

Soc 111

MWF 10:00 -10:50

391 words 

The methods conducted in the article "The enduring racial divide in death penalty support", were introduced by first asking multiple english speaking people who were age 18 years or older if they either agreed or disagreed with the death penalty being used as the source of punishment to those who have been convicted of murder. The response to determine the answer was to be given with a yes, or a no. Next, the individuals in question were also asked about some of the aspects of their personal life, such as political party preference, religion, thoughts on government spending, and their personal opinion on abortion o name a few. These questions were asked to see if there were any factors that corresponded to each individuals view on the death penalty. The researchers then took their results to analyze and see if there was any racial divide in the support for the death penalty, and if the death penalty was used fairly. The findings show that there was a difference of support between White Americans and African Americans. There was a much higher acceptance of the death penalty as being the punishment for murders from White Americans, then there was from the African Americans. However, the findings also indicated that there had been a slight rise in support for the death penalty from both groups of people. Both lines of support rose gradually the same which suggest that both are influenced the same in some way that makes them agree to this punishment. 

In the article "The impact of light skin on prison time for black female offenders", the main goal was to see if there was a significant relationship between the time black women spend in jail and the tone of their skin color. The data was retrieved on black women from archives in North Carolina at the prison jails. Pictures were not included but the indicators that helped justify if lightness of someones skin color was provided. Officers rated prisoners on how light they believed the inmates skin was by stating if they had light, medium, light medium, dark, etc skin. Jail time of the inmate was also taken and used to compare other inmates jail time to see if there is a significant difference between the time they are given and how light they are. The results indicated that women with lighter who were incarcerated did slightly have a lighter jail time then that of women who had darker skin.