Executions in the United States, 1608-1987
Subtitle: the Espy file
By: principal investigators, M. Watt Espy, John Ortiz Smykla
Edition: 1st ICPSR ed.
Series: ICPSR -- 8451; ICPSR (Series) -- 8451
Publisher: Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
Published: 1987
Place of publication: Ann Arbor, Mich
Format: computer file :
Subjects: Executions and executioners; Software; Capital punishment; Administration of Criminal justice
Other titles: Espy file
Description: The study furnishes data on public executions occurring in the United States between 1608 and July 6, 1987. Variables describe each individual executed and the circumstances surrounding the crime for which the person was convicted.
Notes: Accompanied by two supplemental files: a codebook file and a job control language file.

United States.

System requirements: at least an IBM 370 or equivalent mainframe.

21 variables.