Determinants of Death Penalty Public Opinion in the United States

by Matthew Matour

I am interested in explaining variation of public support for capital punishment at the individual level. I believe that this variation in support is caused by a plethora of demographic and socio-political variables, including but not limited to perception of crime, partisanship, race, gender, and household income. I model this individual-level support using multivariate logistic regression to represent both cross-sectional and longitudinal trends in death penalty support.

Major: 
Political Science
Exhibition Category: 
Arts and Humanities (including Visual Arts)
Exhibition Format: 
Poster Presentation
Campus: 
University Park
Faculty Sponsor: 
Suzanna Linn
Poster Number: 
2

Award Winner

Arts and Humanities (including Visual Arts) - Third Place