Racial dynamics underlying crime commission, emotionality, and last statements among executed offenders in Texas

McCaffree, Kevin; Saide, Anondah; Shermer, Michael

doi:10.1080/15377938.2019.1693466

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“…And, does change in social context portend change in the content of religious last statements? The answers to these queries extend what we previously knew about race and ethnic disparities in last statement content (Lester and Gunn 2013;McCaffree et al 2020) and explorations into the religious last statements of death row inmates (Smith 2018(Smith , 2019.…”

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confidence: 57%

“…Supplemental analyses relate to overt claims of innocence, apology, and forgiveness. The data show that a higher proportion of whites (41%) than Hispanics (30%) and blacks (22%) use their religiously themed last statements to express remorse or apology (McCaffree et al 2020), while whites (20%) are also more likely than Hispanics (14%) and blacks (17%) to seek interpersonal forgiveness.…”

Section: How and Why Race And Ethnic Groups Express Themselves In Religious Terms During The Imminent Death Experiencementioning

confidence: 97%

“…A frequent observation is how surprisingly positive the themes are (Goranson et al 2017;Hirschmüller and Egloff 2018;Upton et al 2017). Last statements have also been used to assess the psychological make-up of death row inmates Kelly 2018, Foley andKelly 2018;Rice et al 2009), evaluate disparities in the content of last statements uttered by race and ethnic groups (Lester and Gunn 2013;McCaffree et al 2020), and explore religious coping strategies of inmates (Smith 2018(Smith , 2019.…”

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“…The systematic study of the final words of death row inmates is a relatively recent development in social science research that began with an interest in documenting the most common themes contained in last statements (Heflick 2005;Hirschmüller and Egloff 2016;Schuck and Ward 2008;Shermer 2018;Vollum 2008;Upton et al 2017;Vollum and Longmire 2009). More recent inquiries have analyzed the last statements of death row inmates with an eye toward understanding their psychological make-up (Foley and Kelly 2018;Kelly and Foley 2013;Rice et al 2009), the antecedents and consequences of expressed apologies (Cooney and Philips 2013;Eaton and Theuer 2009), possible race and ethnic variation in the content of last statements (Lester and Gunn 2013;McCaffree et al 2020), methods of religious coping (Smith 2018), and the multiple dimensions of forgiveness found in last statements (Smith 2019). As important as this research is, at least three important gaps remain.…”

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Race, Ethnicity, and the Functional Use of Religion When Faced with Imminent Death

Smith

2020

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This article uses religious coping theory to theorize about how and why race and ethnic groups on death row frame religious last statements at the moment of imminent death. Unique data (N = 269) drawn from death row inmates in Texas between December 1982 and April 2016 reveal uniformity in the dominance that black, white, and Hispanic inmates assign to relational forms of expressions that draw them closer to God and expressions that facilitate spiritual intimacy with others, over self-focused expressions that represent efforts to gain control over the imminent death experience or signal a transformed life. There is a hierarchy of preferred religious coping methods that changes for each group following the implementation of a new policy allowing the family and friends of murder victims (co-victims) to witness the execution of inmates. It is concluded that race and ethnic groups differ in the premium they place on preferred religious coping strategies when faced with imminent death, and a change in social context, such as the sudden presence of co-victims at executions, increases the religious content of last statements for all groups.

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Section: How and Why Race And Ethnic Groups Express Themselves In Religious Terms During The Imminent Death Experiencementioning

confidence: 97%

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2020

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Dehumanization Through Degendering the Death Row Inmate: A Systematic Review of the Research

Schulze

2023

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Purpose: To provide an overview of how gender identity is treated in death row research. Methods: By use of a systematic review of 56 peer-reviewed journal articles that were identified as empirical, employing either qualitative or quantitative data, concepts measuring the use of gender and race identity were developed. Results: Findings were presented by the methodology employed, area of research, sample composition, and key concepts which included the use of gendered terminology in titles, abstracts, and manuscripts, as well as by the author(s)’s gender identities. Conclusion: In general, regardless of methodology or area of research, death row research does not account for the effects of gender or intersectional identities unless the sample participants or subject matter pertains to women.

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Racial dynamics underlying crime commission, emotionality, and last statements among executed offenders in Texas

Cited by 2 publications

References 36 publications

Race, Ethnicity, and the Functional Use of Religion When Faced with Imminent Death

Race, Ethnicity, and the Functional Use of Religion When Faced with Imminent Death

Dehumanization Through Degendering the Death Row Inmate: A Systematic Review of the Research

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