The same exoneration data supports both reform and defense of capital punishment
Evidence
In Texas, a 2012 report that an innocent man may have been executed led former Governor Mark White to call for reform of criminal investigations and trials in the state, urging that “if we are going to continue to execute individuals, we must be absolutely certain of those individuals’ guilt.” However, proponents of the death penalty view these exonerations differently, arguing that the detection of errors in these cases shows that the system works, detecting problems before offenders are executed. — G. Alan Tarr, Judicial Process and Judicial…, 2050
Categorization
- XREF: Connects to the course theme of competing understandings of fairness shaping legal doctrine. — connects to: Survey framing dramatically changes measured death penalty support — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1838; Penal codes keep stable while the substance judged shifts from crime to offender — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 58; Support for capital punishment rests on retribution, not deterrence evidence — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement: How People Do Harm…, 1966 (+1 more)
Broader Connections
- Support for capital punishment rests on retribution, not deterrence evidence
#complicates(0.95) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1966 - Claims that executions deter specific numbers of murders rest on weak data
#complicates(0.95) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1952 - Survey framing dramatically changes measured death penalty support
#complicates(0.90) — Albert Bandura, Moral Disengagement, 1838 - Penal codes keep stable while the substance judged shifts from crime to offender
#complicates(0.85) — Michel Foucault, Discipline & Punish- The Birth of the…, 58