American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials /

"As the death penalty clings stubbornly to life in many states and dies off in others, this first-of-its kind ethnography of capital trials offers a fresh analysis of the inner workings of American death penalty. Sarah Beth Kaufman draws on years of ethnographic and documentary research, includ...

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Cote:Libro Electrónico
Auteur principal: Kaufman, Sarah Beth (Auteur)
Format: Électronique eBook
Langue:Inglés
Publié: Oakland, California : University of California Press, [2020]
Sujets:
Capital punishment > United States.
Sentences (Criminal procedure) > United States.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects > United States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis.
Sentences (Procédure pénale) > États-Unis.
SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology.
Capital punishment.
Criminal justice, Administration of > Social aspects.
Sentences (Criminal procedure)
United States.
aggravating circumstances.
american justice.
capital defendants.
capital jurors.
capital punishment.
capital sentencing.
capital trials.
court cases.
courtrooms.
criminal justice.
criminal punishment.
criminal.
criminology.
death penalty.
death row.
ethics.
ethnography.
homicide.
jurors.
justice system.
justice.
legal system.
mercy.
morality.
mourning.
politics.
poverty.
psychological experts.
race.
racism.
sentencing.
social science.
supreme court.
trials.
victim impact statement.
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