NCJ Number
217984
Journal
Justice Quarterly Volume: 24 Issue: 1 Dated: March 2007 Pages: 133-155
Date Published
March 2007
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This study used data collected in 2003 by the Oklahoma University Public Opinion Learning Laboratory in order to identify factors that predicted Oklahomans' support for a ban on juvenile executions.
Abstract
The findings indicate that only 25 percent of Oklahomans opposed legislation that would ban juvenile executions in the State. Females were more likely than males to support such a ban. As a respondent's education increased, the likelihood of supporting a ban on juvenile executions also increased. Those who self-identified themselves as "conservative" were less likely to support a ban on juvenile executions. Race was not significantly associated with either support for or opposition to a ban on juvenile executions. There was no relationship between a measure of religious fundamentalism and support for or opposition to a ban on juvenile executions. Married persons were more likely to support a ban than unmarried persons. A perception that violent crime was increasing was associated with a reduced likelihood of support for a ban on juvenile executions. Study data came from a public opinion poll conducted by the Oklahoma University Public Opinion Learning Laboratory in March 2003, which was designed to measure Oklahomans' attitudes toward the death penalty. The survey used random digit dialing of a stratified random sample of the adult population (age 18 and older) in Oklahoma (n=400). 4 tables and 68 references