Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas During the Modern Era - Couverture souple

Sorensen, Jonathan R.; Pilgrim, Rocky LeAnn

 
9780292713017: Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas During the Modern Era
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ISBN 10 : 0292713010 ISBN 13 : 9780292713017
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2006

Synopsis

Few state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has, however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so fervent in pursuing capital punishment? Has an aggressive death penalty produced any benefits? Have dangerous criminals been deterred? Have rights been trampled in the process and, most importantly, have innocents been executed? These important questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era.

This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's system of capital punishment in the modern era. Jon Sorensen and Rocky Pilgrim use a wealth of information gathered from formerly confidential prisoner records and a variety of statistical sources to test and challenge traditional preconceptions concerning racial bias, deterrence, guilt, and the application of capital punishment in this state. The results of their balanced analysis may surprise many who have followed the recent debate on this important issue.

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À propos de l'auteur

Jon Sorensen is Professor of Justice Studies at Prairie View A&M University. He has written extensively on capital punishment and served as an expert witness in capital murder trials.

Rocky Leann Pilgrim is a practicing attorney who focuses on family and consumer law. She is also an adjunct professor at the University of Houston Downtown, where she teaches courses in criminal justice.

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Éditeur
University of Texas Press
Date d'édition
2006
Langue
anglais
ISBN 10 
0292713010
ISBN 13 
9780292713017
Reliure
Broché
Nombre de pages
238
Coordonnées du fabricant
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Personne responsable
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9780292712645: Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas During the Modern Era

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ISBN 10 :  0292712642 ISBN 13 :  9780292712645
Editeur : University of Texas Press, 2006
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