With respect to African Americans, the history of racial discrimination in the imposition of the death penalty is well-known, and the persistence of racial disparities in the modern era of capital punishment is well-documented. In contrast, the influence of Latino ethnicity on the imposition of the death penalty has been studied very little. A review of the limited literature reveals evidence of discrimination against Latinos. Archival studies generally find ethnicity-of-victim discrimination, and some of those studies find ethnicity-of-defendant discrimination disadvantaging Latino defendants; these findings parallel the findings of the much more robust literature investigating bias against African American defendants and victims. The controlled experimental studies generally show both ethnicity-of-defendant and ethnicity-of-victim discrimination disadvantaging Latinos. Related literature investigating stereotypes, animosity, and discrimination in other criminal justice decisions further suggests the likelihood of ethnicity discrimination in the imposition of capital punishment, as well as the need for further research.

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拉丁裔对判处死刑的影响

就非裔美国人而言，死刑实施中的种族歧视历史是众所周知的，而现代死刑时代种族差异的持续存在也是有据可查的。相比之下，很少有人研究拉丁裔对判处死刑的影响。对有限文献的回顾揭示了对拉丁裔歧视的证据。档案研究通常发现受害者的种族歧视，其中一些研究发现被告的种族歧视不利于拉丁裔被告；这些发现与调查对非裔美国被告和受害者的偏见的更有力的文献的发现相一致。对照实验研究通常表明，被告的种族歧视和受害者的种族歧视对拉丁美洲人不利。调查其他刑事司法判决中的刻板印象、仇恨和歧视的相关文献进一步表明，在判处死刑时存在种族歧视的可能性，以及需要进一步研究。