Social Class and Capital Punishment: A Theoretical and Empirical Analysis

While it is generally assumed that virtually all persons executed in the United States are poor, the social class - execution link has not been well documented or theorized in the literature. Far more research has analyzed the relationship of race and gender to execution. Using data on executions ca...

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1. VerfasserIn: Tilley, Jennifer L. (VerfasserIn)
Medienart: Elektronisch Buch
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2014
In:Jahr: 2014
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