The contradictions of American capital punishment
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| Formato: | Libro electrónico |
| Idioma: | Inglés |
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Oxford ; New York :
Oxford University Press
2003.
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| Colección: | EBSCO Academic eBook Collection Complete.
Studies in crime and public policy. |
| Acceso en línea: | Conectar con la versión electrónica |
| Ver en Universidad de Navarra: | https://innopac.unav.es/record=b31901244*spi |
Tabla de Contenidos:
- 1. Divergent trends. The peculiar present of American capital punishment
- More than a trend : abolition in the developed nations
- The symbolic transformation of American capital punishment
- 2. Explaining the American difference. Federalism and its discontents
- The vigilante tradition and modern executions
- The consequences of contradictory values
- 3. Capital punishment in the American future. The no-win 1990s
- The beginning of the end
- Appendix A. Statistical materials on lynchings and executions
- Appendix B. Reported frequencies of national death penalty policy, 1980 to 2001
- Appendix C. Death row and execution statistics
- Appendix D. New survey analysis materials
- Appendix E. Justified killings by citizens and police, by state
- Appendix F. Review of death penalty exoneration data from the Death Penalty Information Center.
