Executed women of the 20th and 21st centuries /

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Gillespie, L. Kay
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Lanham, Md. : University Press of America, ©2009.
Temas:
Geschichte 1900-2008.
Women prisoners > United States > Case studies.
Death row inmates > United States > Case studies.
Capital punishment > United States > Case studies.
Prisonnières > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Condamnés à mort > États-Unis > Études de cas.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Études de cas.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Capital punishment
Death row inmates
Women prisoners
Todesstrafe
Frau
United States
USA
Case studies
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: Lethal injection--the ultimate high
  • Hanging--"[D]on't hang me high ... for decency sake"
  • The electric chair--"This is a step forward in the cause of humanity"
  • The gas chamber--"How in the hell would you know?"
  • Federal executions of women
  • The last two of the 20th century
  • The new century
  • Clemencies and commutations
  • What must a woman do to be executed?
  • Conclusion.

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