Knowledge and Perceptions of the Death Penalty: Examining the Marshall Hypothesis

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dc.contributor.authorHearthstone-Leroux, Kaitlin Marie
dc.contributor.authorCarter, Lisa M.
dc.contributor.authorBlankenship, Chastity
dc.date.accessioned2017-11-20T23:58:15Z
dc.date.available2017-11-20T23:58:15Z
dc.date.issued2017-04-14
dc.descriptionPresented at Southwestern Social Science Association, Austin, TX.en_US
dc.description.abstractThe Marshall Hypothesis suggests that ignorance of the death penalty is correlated with support for its use unless an individual views capital punishment’s purpose as retribution for a crime. The researchers of this study were interested to see if students that take courses in which capital punishment is discussed, (i.e. criminology majors and minors) would be more knowledgeable and less likely to support the death penalty. Participating students completed a questionnaire testing their knowledge of the death penalty and their attitudes toward its use. Overall, students were more likely to support the death penalty and results also suggest students view its use as retribution for particularly heinous crimes.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://tinyurl.com/z3g9blp
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/11416/363
dc.subjectMarshall Hypothesisen_US
dc.subjectCapital punishmenten_US
dc.subjectCriminologyen_US
dc.subjectViolent crimesen_US
dc.titleKnowledge and Perceptions of the Death Penalty: Examining the Marshall Hypothesisen_US
dc.title.alternativeExamining the Marshall Hypothesisen_US
dc.typePresentationen_US

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