The Practice of Execution in Canada - Couverture souple

Leyton-Brown, Ken

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0774817542 ISBN 13 : 9780774817547

Editeur : University of British Columbia Press, 2011

Synopsis

The Practice of Execution in Canada It is easy to forget that the death penalty was not abolished in Canada until 1976. But from the time of Confederation execution was an accepted aspect of Canadian culture and criminal justice, one whose meaning was shaped by ritual, symbol, and theatricality. "The Practice of Execution in Canada" is not about what led some to the gallows and others to escape it. Rather, it examines how the routine rituals and practices of education can be seen as a crucial social institution. Drawing on hundreds of capital case files, Ken Leyton-Brown shows that each phase of the process -- from the trial to confession, from the procession to interment -- was constrained ...

À propos de cette édition

• Éditeur: University of British Columbia Press
• Date d'édition: 2011
• ISBN 10: 0774817542
• ISBN 13: 9780774817547
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 216