Capital punishment in America : race and the death penalty over time /

This text examines racial and ethnic differences, stressing how Latino's expereinces are distinct from those of Caucasians and African Americans. Theoretical and methodological shortcomings empirically, and quantitatively are addressed--provided by publisher.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Urbina, Martin G. (Martin Guevara), 1972-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
Temas:
Capital punishment > United States.
Discrimination in capital punishment > United States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Discrimination dans l'application de la peine de mort > États-Unis.
Capital punishment
Discrimination in capital punishment
United States
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: the contours of capital punishment
  • History of U.S. race and ethnic relations
  • Death sentencing and death sentence outcomes: review of prior empirical studies
  • A case study of three American states
  • Research findings for California, Florida, and Texas: a quantitative analysis
  • Race, ethnicity, and gender from 1608 to 2010: a qualitative analysis
  • Conclusion: transforming an historical culture of executions
  • Afterword: the future of capital punishment.

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