It's who you kill that matters, according to new research

Friday, March 5, 2010 - 12:56 in Earth & Climate

A defendant is much more likely to be sentenced to death if he or she kills a "high-status" victim, according to new research by Scott Phillips, associate professor of sociology and criminology at the University of Denver (DU).

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