A dataset recreated from summary data that describes relationships
between race of defendant, race of victim, and outcome of trial in a number of capital
cases in Florida in 1976-1977.
Format
A data frame with 326 rows and 3 variables
defrace
Race of the defendant in the capital case
vicrace
Race of the victim
death
Whether or not the defendant in the case received the death penalty
Source
Michael J. Radelet: "Racial Characteristics and
the Imposition of the Death Penalty", American Sociological Review, 46 (1981).