Deadly justice : a statistical portrait of the death penalty
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018].
Physical Description
xv, 396 pages : illustrations, maps ; 24 cm
Status
Gillette College Library - Main Collection
364.6609 B348D 2018
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364.6609 B348D 2018
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2018].
Format
Book
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references and index.
Summary
"In 1976, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was reserved for the 'worst of the worst'. The same court had rejected the death penalty just four years before in the Furman decision because it found that the penalty had been applied in a capricious and arbitrary manner. The 1976 decision ushered in the 'modern' period of the U.S. death penalty, setting the country on a course to execute over 1,400 inmates in the ensuing years, with over 8,000 individuals currently sentenced to die. Now, forty years after the decision, the eminent political scientist Frank Baumgartner along with a team of younger scholars (Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Colin Wilson) have collaborated to assess the empirical record and provide a definitive account of how the death penalty has been implemented."--Provided by publisher.
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Text in English.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Baumgartner, F. R. (2018). Deadly justice: a statistical portrait of the death penalty . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baumgartner, Frank R., 1958-. 2018. Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Baumgartner, Frank R., 1958-. Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty Oxford University Press, 2018.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Baumgartner, Frank R. Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty Oxford University Press, 2018.
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