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Record Nr.

UNINA9910820592503321

Autore

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

Titolo

Capital punishment in America [[electronic resource] ] : race and the death penalty over time / / Martin Guevara Urbina

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso, : LFB Scholarly Pub. LLC, 2012

ISBN

1-59332-585-1

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (383 p.)

Disciplina

364.660973

Soggetti

Capital punishment - United States

Discrimination in capital punishment - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Introduction: the contours of capital punishment -- History of U.S. race and ethnic relations -- Death sentencing and death sentence outcomes: review of prior empirical studies -- A case study of three American states -- Research findings for California, Florida, and Texas: a quantitative analysis -- Race, ethnicity, and gender from 1608 to 2010: a qualitative analysis -- Conclusion: transforming an historical culture of executions -- Afterword: the future of capital punishment.