| ENTRY | ACQUISITION DATE | LOCATION |
| 18637 | 2010-05-26 | 343.25(73) A 426 |
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| TITLE |
| RACE CLASS AND THE DEATH PENALTY: CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN AMERICAN HISTORY |
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| ABSTRACT |
| This book examines the long-term trends in the use of capital punishment throughout the history of the United States of America, from the colonial period until nowadays. The four main topics the book focuses on are: the frequency of capital punishment and how the frequency has varied through the years; where in the whole territory of the United States was the death penalty used more frequently; what were the offences charged for which the death penalty was applied; and what were the main characteristics of the executed. The authors find that even though the frequency with which the death penalty is inflicted has considerably decreased in recent years, it is usually minority groups or socially and economically disadvantaged people that have been charged with capital punishment the most. |
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| AUTHOR(S) |
| ALLEN, HOWARD W.; CLUBB, JEROME M. |
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| PUBLISHER | PLACE | YEAR | SERIES |
| STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK PRESS | ALBANY, N.Y. | 2008 | |
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| PAGES | EDITION | NOTES |
| 252 | | 23 CM -- BIBLIOGRAPHICAL REFERENCES |
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