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Record Nr.

UNINA9910816207003321

Autore

Urbina Martin G (Martin Guevara), <1972->

Titolo

Capital punishment and Latino offenders : racial and ethnic differences in death sentences / / Martin G. Urbina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

New York, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2003

ISBN

1-280-36135-2

9786610361359

1-59332-079-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (300 p.)

Collana

Criminal justice recent scholarship

Disciplina

364.66/089/68073

Soggetti

Discrimination in capital punishment - United States

Discrimination in criminal justice administration - United States

Hispanic American criminals - Civil rights

United States Race relations

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. 257-275) and index.

Nota di contenuto

Intro -- DEDICATION -- TABLE OF CONTENTS -- LIST OF TABLES -- PREFACE -- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS -- Introduction -- Theories of Race and Ethnic Differences in Punishment and Sentencing -- Death Sentencing and Death Sentence Outcomes: Review of Prior Empirical Studies -- History of U.S. Race and Ethnic Relations -- The Present Study -- Latinos Executed in the United States Between 1975 and 1995 -- Findings -- CONCLUSION -- Appendix -- Endnotes -- References -- Index.