1. HOW THE RACE OF THE DEFENDANT, VICTIM, AND TYPE OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION UTILIZED INFLUENCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING THE DEATH PENALTY Open Access Author: Crutchfield, Candice Nicole Title: HOW THE RACE OF THE DEFENDANT, VICTIM, AND TYPE OF LEGAL REPRESENTATION UTILIZED INFLUENCES THE LIKELIHOOD OF RECEIVING THE DEATH PENALTY Area of Honors: Criminology Keywords: Death penaltycapital punishmentcriminologycriminal justice reformcriminal justiceraceethnicitydisenfranchisementlegal representationfirst degree murderPennsylvaniacourtspublic defendercourt appointed attorney File: Download Crutchfield_Final_Thesis_PDF.pdf Thesis Supervisors: Dr. Jeffery Todd Ulmer, Thesis SupervisorStacy Silver, Thesis Honors Advisor