In table 4, model 1, both victim gender (odds ratio = 3.43) and victim
race (odds ratio = 5.51) are statistically related to receiving a death sentence. Examining table 4, model 2, victim gender has no effect on prosecutors’ decisions to seek the death penalty after a murder conviction (odds ratio = 1.06, n.s.). In contrast, victim race has a statistically significant effect on prosecutors’ decisions to seek the death penalty. The odds of seeking the death penalty after a murder conviction are 4.4 times greater in cases that involve white victims than in cases that involve black victims. In table 4, model 3, the victim gender and victim race results are reversed. Juries are significantly more likely to impose the death penalty in cases that involve a female victim than a male victim (odds ratio = 7.61). But no statistically significant difference exists in the likelihood of receiving a death sentence from a jury based on the race of the victim (odds ratio = 3.06, n.s.), although it should be noted that the size of the sample in table 4, model 3, is small.
In table 4, model 1, both victim gender (odds ratio = 3.43) and victim race (odds ratio = 5.51) are statistically related to receiving a death sentence. Examining table 4, model 2, victim gender has no effect on prosecutors’ decisions to seek the death penalty after a murder conviction (odds ratio = 1.06, n.s.). In contrast, victim race has a statistically significant effect on prosecutors’ decisions to seek the death penalty. The odds of seeking the death penalty after a murder conviction are 4.4 times greater in cases that involve white victims than in cases that involve black victims. In table 4, model 3, the victim gender and victim race results are reversed. Juries are significantly more likely to impose the death penalty in cases that involve a female victim than a male victim (odds ratio = 7.61). But no statistically significant difference exists in the likelihood of receiving a death sentence from a jury based on the race of the victim (odds ratio = 3.06, n.s.), although it should be noted that the size of the sample in table 4, model 3, is small.
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