| NCJ Number: |
121596  |
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| Title: |
Limited Data Available on Costs of Death Sentences |
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| Corporate Author: |
US Government Accountability Office
General Government Division
United States of America |
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| Date Published: |
1989 |
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| Page Count: |
16 |
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| Sponsoring Agency: |
National Institute of Justice/
Rockville, MD 20849
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
US Government Accountability Office
Washington, DC 20548 |
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| Publication Number: |
GAO/GGD-89-122 |
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| Sale Source: |
National Institute of Justice/
NCJRS paper reproduction
Box 6000, Dept F
Rockville, MD 20849
United States of America
NCJRS Photocopy Services
Box 6000
Rockville, MD 20849-6000
United States of America |
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| Document: |
PDF |
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| Type: |
Research (Applied/Empirical) |
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| Language: |
English |
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| Country: |
United States of America |
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| Annotation: |
Pursuant to the Anti-Drug Abuse Act of 1988, this study examines the cost of implementing the Federal death sentence (the act provides for the death sentence in drug-related killings) and also considers the cost for States to implement death sentences. |
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| Abstract: |
The study involved interviews with appropriate Federal officials and officials from 34 States, an analysis of case records, and a literature review. There were no Federal data on the cost of implementing existing death penalty provisions, since there have been no Federal executions since 1963 and as of September 1989, Federal prosecutors had not used the act's death penalty provisions. Few States had data on death penalty costs; and even when available, the data were incomplete. The literature has generally concluded that death sentence cases cost more than noncapital cases; however, this conclusion has not been adequately supported. As of September 1989, there were few efforts to establish procedures for monitoring the implementation of the act's death penalty provisions. 9 references. |
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| Main Term(s): |
Capital punishment |
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| Index Term(s): |
Costs; Drug laws; Federal government; State government |
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To cite this abstract, use the following link:
http://www.ncjrs.gov/App/publications/abstract.aspx?ID=121596 |
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