The role of the social sciences in determining the constitutionality of capital punishment.
This paper examines the probable role of social science data in determining the legal validity of capital punishment, drawing upon approaches already employed by the Supreme Court to analyze the legal significance of studies relating to various aspects of capital punishment.
D002203:Capital Punishment; D003417:Criminal Psychology; D006801:Humans; D007603:Jurisprudence; D012942:Social Sciences; D014481:United States