@article{ref1,
title="Boundary maintenance and capital punishment: A sociological perspective",
journal="Behavioral sciences and the law",
year="1987",
author="French, Laurence A.",
volume="5",
number="4",
pages="423-432",
abstract="Capital punishment represents a sociolegal dilemma in the United States. While there is seemingly popular support in the country for the death penalty, a clear discriminatory bias exists challenging the foundation of American justice-that of fair treatment before the law. A review of sentencing practices and executions indicates major regional (south/non-south) differences regarding the proportion of executions in terms of both numbers and race. This social process is explained in terms of societal reaction/boundary maintenance model. One means of avoiding these regional biases and to ensure a more objective adjudication process would be to make capital crimes a federal offense.<p /><p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0735-3936",
doi="10.1002/bsl.2370050406",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/bsl.2370050406"
}