RT Book
T1 Gruesome spectacles: botched executions and America's death penalty
A1 Sarat, Austin 1947-
LA English
PP Stanford, California
PB Stanford Law Books, An Imprint of Stanford University Press
YR 2014
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1696699150
AB "Gruesome Spectacles is a history of botched, mismanaged, and painful executions in the U.S. from 1890 to 2010. Using new research, Sarat traces the evolution of methods of execution that were employed during this time, and were meant to improve on the methods that went before, from hanging or firing squad to electrocution to gas and lethal injection. Even though each of these technologies was developed to 'perfect' state killing by decreasing the chance of a cruel death, an estimated three percent of all American executions went awry in one way or another. Sarat recounts the gripping and truly gruesome stories of some of these deaths - stories obscured by history and to some extent, the popular press"--Provided by publisher
OP 273
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV8699.U5
SN 0804791724
SN 9780804791724
K1 Capital Punishment : United States : History
K1 Executions and executioners : United States : History
K1 Executions and executioners -- United States -- History
K1 Capital punishment -- United States -- History
K1 Capital punishment ; United States ; History
K1 Executions and executioners ; United States ; History
K1 Electronic books
K1 USA : Todesstrafe : Methode : Vollziehung : Fehler : Geschichte 1890-2010