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Record Nr.

UNINA9910777508303321

Autore

Miller Karen S. <1968->

Titolo

Wrongful capital convictions and the legitimacy of the death penalty [[electronic resource] /] / Karen S. Miller

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2006

ISBN

1-59332-219-4

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (193 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.660973

Soggetti

Capital punishment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (p. 135-152) and index.

Nota di contenuto

The legitimation crisis -- Constructing legitimacy -- Investigating the issues -- The cases in the news -- Legitimizing the death penalty -- Delegitimizing the death penalty -- Relegitimizing capital punishment -- Contributions and conclusions.