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Maratea places the McCleskey case and his personal circumstances within the context of the history of racism in the criminal justice system. He documents the fact that the imposition of the death penalty was and continues to be racially biased - an atavistic link to Jim Crow laws, an embarrassment to due process, and an affront to the Constitution. -Gennaro F. Vito,University of Louisville

R.J. Maratea's erudite history of arguably the most toxic Supreme Court case of the post-civil rights era is a stunning achievement. It is a rare book that highlights how structural racism-borne of a deeply cynical and callous jurisprudence and criminal justice policy-legitimizes taken for granted logics that continue to deny full citizenship to people of color in the U.S. today. -Benjamin Fleury-Steiner,University of Delaware In this thoughtful and disturbing account, the author traces the story of [the Supreme Court decision McCleskey v. Kemp]...Provocative reading for anyone concerned about the intersection of race and capital punishment. -Kirkus Reviews A well organized and very well written book that underscores the centrality of McKleskey v.Kemp in modern understandings of the death penalty. -Isaac Unah,author of The Supreme Court in American Politics Maratea places the McCleskey case and his personal circumstances within the context of the history of racism in the criminal justice system. He documents the fact that the imposition of the death penalty was and continues to be racially biased - an atavistic link to Jim Crow laws, an embarrassment to due process, and an affront to the Constitution. -Gennaro F. Vito,University of Louisville

"""Maratea places the McCleskey case and his personal circumstances within the context of the history of racism in the criminal justice system. He documents the fact that the imposition of the death penalty was and continues to be racially biased – an atavistic link to Jim Crow laws, an embarrassment to due process, and an affront to the Constitution.""-Gennaro F. Vito,University of Louisville ""A well organized and very well written book that underscores the centrality of McKleskey v. Kemp in modern understandings of the death penalty.""-Isaac Unah,author of The Supreme Court in American Politics “R.J. Maratea’s erudite history of arguably the most toxic Supreme Court case of the post-civil rights era is a stunning achievement. It is a rare book that highlights how structural racism—borne of a deeply cynical and callous jurisprudence and criminal justice policy—legitimizes taken for granted logics that continue to deny full citizenship to people of color in the U.S. today.”-Benjamin Fleury-Steiner,University of Delaware ""In this thoughtful and disturbing account, the author traces the story of [the Supreme Court decision McCleskey v. Kemp]...Provocative reading for anyone concerned about the intersection of race and capital punishment.""-Kirkus Reviews"

R.J. Maratea's erudite history of arguably the most toxic Supreme Court case of the post-civil rights era is a stunning achievement. It is a rare book that highlights how structural racism-borne of a deeply cynical and callous jurisprudence and criminal justice policy-legitimizes taken for granted logics that continue to deny full citizenship to people of color in the U.S. today. -Benjamin Fleury-Steiner,University of Delaware A well organized and very well written book that underscores the centrality of McKleskey v.Kemp in modern understandings of the death penalty. -Isaac Unah,author of The Supreme Court in American Politics In this thoughtful and disturbing account, the author traces the story of [the Supreme Court decision McCleskey v. Kemp]...Provocative reading for anyone concerned about the intersection of race and capital punishment. -Kirkus Review Maratea places the McCleskey case and his personal circumstances within the context of the history of racism in the criminal justice system. He documents the fact that the imposition of the death penalty was and continues to be racially biased - an atavistic link to Jim Crow laws, an embarrassment to due process, and an affront to the Constitution. -Gennaro F. Vito,University of Louisville

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R.J. Maratea is Visiting Assistant Professor of Sociology at George Washington University. His research focuses on capital punishment and the sociological implications of mass communication. He has authored and co-edited several books, including The Politics of the Internet (Lexington 2014), Race and the Death Penalty  (with David Keys, Lynne Rienner 2016), and Social Problems in Popular Culture (with Brian Monahan, Policy Press 2016).

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