Prison city: life with the death penalty in Huntsville, Texas

Introduction -- Fromt he outside looking in : cultural perspectives on living in a society dominated by capital punishment -- From Pleasantville to Prison City -- Public perceptions, private realities -- Caught in the middle : the role of PR in shaping social perspectives of the criminal justice sys...

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Autores principales: Massingill, Ruth (Autor) ; Sohn, Ardyth Broadrick 1946- (Autor)
Tipo de documento: Print Libro
Lenguaje:Inglés
Publicado: New York Bern Frankfurt am Main Berlin Vienna [u.a.] Lang 2007
En:Año: 2007
Acceso en línea: Material desconocido
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Palabras clave:
Stadtleben
Gefängnisbau
Huntsville, Tex.
Texas State Penitentiary > Strafgefangener > Todesstrafe
Huntsville, Tex. > Strafgefangener > Todesstrafe
Huntsville, Tex. > Strafgefangener > Stadtleben > Gefängnisbau
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Sumario:Introduction -- Fromt he outside looking in : cultural perspectives on living in a society dominated by capital punishment -- From Pleasantville to Prison City -- Public perceptions, private realities -- Caught in the middle : the role of PR in shaping social perspectives of the criminal justice system -- The criminal justice PIO as liaison between myth and reality -- Death row : target of the public's macabre fascination -- Voices and images from Prison City, Texas -- Voices from within : balancing guaranteed rights and protection of the innocent -- Communication inside the walls -- Communication beyond the walls -- Summary -- Conclusion : empathy, innocence, and social priorities
Notas:Literaturverz. S. [253] - 256
Descripción Física:263 S., Ill.
ISBN:0-8204-8891-7
0-8204-8890-9
978-0-8204-8890-5
978-0-8204-8891-2