RT Book
T1 The solemn sentence of death: capital punishment in Connecticut
A1 Goodheart, Lawrence B. 1944-
LA English
PP Amherst, Mass. u.a.
PB University of Massachusetts Press
YR 2011
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/641777582
AB Introduction: the paradox of capital punishment -- Biblical retribution, 1636/1699 -- The emergence of Yankee justice, 1700/1772 -- The era of Newgate Prison, 1773/1827 -- The debate over capital punishment, 1828/1879 -- The menace of the criminal class, 1880/1929 -- The waning of executions, 1930/1960 -- An unofficial moratorium, 1961/2004 -- The execution of Michael Ross, 2005 -- Epilogue: an unworkable death penalty
NO Includes bibliographical references and index
CN HV8699.U6
SN 155849846X
SN 1558498478
SN 9781558498464
SN 9781558498471
K1 Capital Punishment : Connecticut : History
K1 Criminal justice, Administration of : Connecticut : History
K1 Capital punishment : Connecticut : History
K1 Connecticut : Todesstrafe : Geschichte