Florida death penalty cases by race of defendant and victim
A data frame with 326 observations on the following 5 variables.
Was death penalty given? (No or Yes)
Race of the defendant (Black or White)
Was the victim white? (1=yes or 0=no)
Was the victim black? (1=yes or 0=no)
Source
Radelet, M. (1981), "Racial Characteristics and Imposition of the Death Penalty," American Sociological Review, 46, 918-927.
Use the following R code to directly access this dataset in R.