Executions in the United States, 1608-1991 : The Espy File [Instructional Materials] / James W. Oberly.

Format:

Datafile

Contributor:

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research.

Series:

ICPSR (Series) ; 3465.

ICPSR ; 3465

Language:

English

Genre:

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

1 online resource.

Edition:

ICPSR version.

Place of Publication:

Ann Arbor, Mich. : Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2003.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

data file

Summary:

These instructional materials were prepared for use with EXECUTIONS IN THE UNITED STATES, 1608-1991: THE ESPY FILE (ICPSR 8451), compiled by M. Watt Espy and John Ortiz Smykla. The data file (an SPSS portable file) and accompanying documentation are provided to assist educators in instructing students about the history of capital punishment in the United States. An instructor's handout is also included. This handout contains the following sections, among others: (1) general goals for student analysis of quantitative datasets, (2) specific goals in studying this dataset, (3) suggested appropriate courses for use of the dataset, (4) tips for using the dataset, and (5) related secondary source readings. This dataset furnishes data on executions performed under civil authority in the United States between 1608 and April 24, 1991, and describes each individual executed and the circumstances surrounding the crime for which the person was convicted. Variables include age, race, name, sex, and occupation of the offender, place, jurisdiction, date, and method of execution, and the crime for which the offender was executed. Also recorded are data on whether the only evidence for the execution was official records indicating that an individual (executioner or slave owner) was compensated for an execution.... Cf.: http://dx.doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR03465

Contents:

Part 1: Data File

Notes:

Title from ICPSR DDI metadata of 2004-10-30.

Start: 1608; and end: 1991.

OCLC:

61154993

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.