Life without Parole : America's New Death Penalty? / ed. by Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Austin Sarat.
Barkow, Rachel E., contributor.; Bowers, Josh, contributor.; Capers, I. Bennett, contributor.; Dolovich, Sharon, contributor.; Gottschalk, Marie, contributor.; Henry, Jessica S., contributor.; Ogletree Jr., Charles J., editor.; Ogletree, Charles J., contributor.; Robinson, Paul H., contributor.; Sarat, Austin, contributor.; Sarat, Austin, editor.; Simon, Jonathan, contributor.
2012
KF9750 .L54 2012
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Title
Life without Parole : America's New Death Penalty? / ed. by Charles J. Ogletree Jr., Austin Sarat.
ISBN
9780814762493
Published
New York, NY : : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Language
English
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In English.
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1 online resource
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10.18574/nyu/9780814762493.001.0001 doi
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KF9750 .L54 2012
Dewey Decimal Classification
364.65
Summary
Is life without parole the perfect compromise to the death penalty? Or is it as ethically fraught as capital punishment? This comprehensive, interdisciplinary anthology treats life without parole as "the new death penalty." Editors Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Austin Sarat bring together original work by prominent scholars in an effort to better understand the growth of life without parole and its social, cultural, political, and legal meanings. What justifies the turn to life imprisonment? How should we understand the fact that this penalty is used disproportionately against racial minorities? What are the most promising avenues for limiting, reforming, or eliminating life without parole sentences in the United States? Contributors explore the structure of life without parole sentences and the impact they have on prisoners, where the penalty fits in modern theories of punishment, and prospects for (as well as challenges to) reform.
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Barkow, Rachel E., contributor.
Bowers, Josh, contributor.
Capers, I. Bennett, contributor.
Dolovich, Sharon, contributor.
Gottschalk, Marie, contributor.
Henry, Jessica S., contributor.
Ogletree Jr., Charles J., editor.
Ogletree, Charles J., contributor.
Robinson, Paul H., contributor.
Sarat, Austin, contributor.
Sarat, Austin, editor.
Simon, Jonathan, contributor.
Bowers, Josh, contributor.
Capers, I. Bennett, contributor.
Dolovich, Sharon, contributor.
Gottschalk, Marie, contributor.
Henry, Jessica S., contributor.
Ogletree Jr., Charles J., editor.
Ogletree, Charles J., contributor.
Robinson, Paul H., contributor.
Sarat, Austin, contributor.
Sarat, Austin, editor.
Simon, Jonathan, contributor.
Series
The Charles Hamilton Houston Institute Series on Race and Justice ; ; 1
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print 9780814762479
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Table of Contents
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Life without Parole in Context
1. Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion
2. Death-in-Prison Sentences
3. Creating the Permanent Prisoner
4. Life without Parole under Modern Theories of Punishment
Part II : Prospects for Reform
5. Defending Life
6. Life without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform
7. No Way Out?
8. Dignity and Risk
About the Contributors
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part I: Life without Parole in Context
1. Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion
2. Death-in-Prison Sentences
3. Creating the Permanent Prisoner
4. Life without Parole under Modern Theories of Punishment
Part II : Prospects for Reform
5. Defending Life
6. Life without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform
7. No Way Out?
8. Dignity and Risk
About the Contributors
Index