The Death Penalty as State Crime: Who Can Kill?

Author:   Laura L. Finley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
ISBN:  

9781032470016


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 March 2024
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Laura L. Finley
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Weight:   1.320kg
ISBN:  

9781032470016


ISBN 10:   1032470011
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   27 March 2024
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Introduction: The State That Kills 1.Who Decides? Arbitrariness and the Decision to Seek Capital Charges 2.Who Represents? Inadequate Counsel in Death Penalty Cases 3.Who Dies? The Death Penalty and Bias 4.Who Dies, Part II: The Death Penalty, Mental Health, and Mental IllnesS 5.Who Did It? Innocence, Exonerations, and the Death Penalty 6.Who Survives? Conditions on Death Row 7.Who Kills and How? Execution Methods, Protocols, and Botched Executions Conclusion: Abolishing the State Crime of the Death Penalty

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Laura L. Finley is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University in Miami, Florida. Her work is focused on state crime, human rights, gender violence, and the promotion of peace and justice. Dr. Finley is also an activist for these causes and serves on the Board of Directors of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

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