Women and capital punishment in the United States : an analytical history /

"This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutation...

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Détails bibliographiques
Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Baker, David V. (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., [2015]
Sujets:
Capital punishment > United States > History.
Women death row inmates > United States > History.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration > United States > History.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > Histoire.
Condamnées à mort > États-Unis > Histoire.
Discrimination dans l'administration de la justice pénale > États-Unis > Histoire.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Criminology.
Capital punishment.
Discrimination in criminal justice administration.
Women death row inmates.
United States.
History.
Accès en ligne:Texto completo
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Résumé:"This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutations, an inquiry into women falsely convicted in capital cases and profile of female death row population"--
Description matérielle:1 online resource
Bibliographie:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476622880
1476622884

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