An article published in the September 2004 issue of Justice Quarterly revealed that 64% of Texans support a halt to executions while questions of fairness and accuracy are addressed, and 48% of respondents lack confidence in the state’s capital punishment system. The findings were based on the 2002 edition of the annual Texas Crime Poll and the survey examined five key areas of concern about the death penalty, including questions related to innocence, fairness, race, representation, and the appeals process. Researchers Scott Vollum, Dennis Longmire, and Jacqueline Buffington-Vollum of Sam Houston State University analyzed the results in their article, Confidence in the Death Penalty and Support for Its Use: Exploring the Value-Expressive Dimension of Death Penalty Attitudes. (21 Justice Quarterly 521 (2004)). See Public Opinion, Innocence, and Race.