David Jacobs is an American sociologist and professor emeritus of sociology at Ohio State University. He is known for his work in political sociology and political economy, which has included research on issues such as labor relations, policing, and capital punishment.[1][2][3] For example, his research has found that death sentences are most common in U.S. states where lynchings were formerly the most frequent,[4] and that black death row inmates convicted of killing whites are more likely to be executed than whites convicted of killing blacks.[5][6] Jacobs also noted that U.S. states with the largest African American minorities were more likely to maintain the death penalty.[7]
David Jacobs | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | American |
| Education | University of Georgia (B.A., 1968), Vanderbilt University (M.A., 1972; Ph.D., 1975) |
| Awards | 1998 Distinguished article award from the American Sociological Association's Political Sociology Section |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Political sociology |
| Institutions | Ohio State University |
| Thesis | Economic inequality, state policies, and crime rates (1975) |
References
edit- ^ "Contributors". American Journal of Sociology. 109 (2): i. 2003-09-01. doi:10.1086/381605. ISSN 0002-9602. S2CID 222436807.
- ^ "David Jacobs". Department of Sociology. 2011-11-02. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ Semelka, Sara (2009-06-25). "More police, less crime? It's not that easy". Columbia Daily Tribune. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ "Study links lynchings, death sentences". UPI. 2005-09-27. Retrieved 2017-12-10.
- ^ Company, Johnson Publishing (2007-08-20). "Blacks on Death Row Who Killed Whites More Likely To Be Executed". Jet. Johnson Publishing Company. p. 15.
{{cite magazine}}:|last=has generic name (help) - ^ Conant, Eve (2007-07-31). "Study Finds Racial Disparity in Executions". Newsweek.
- ^ Manuel R. Torres, entry “Marginalization,” in Richard T. Schaefer, editor, Encyclopedia of Race, Ethnicity, and Society, Sage Publications, 2008, ISBN 978-1412926942, vol. 1, pp. 871–872.
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