Race, class, and the death penalty : capital punishment in American history / Howard W. Allen and Jerome M. Clubb ; with the assistance of Vincent A. Lacey.
Allen, Howard W., 1931-; Clubb, Jerome M., 1928-; Lacey, Vincent A.
2008
HV8699.U5 A725 2008 (Mapit)
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Title Race, class, and the death penalty : capital punishment in American history / Howard W. Allen and Jerome M. Clubb ; with the assistance of Vincent A. Lacey.
Author Allen, Howard W., 1931-
ISBN 9780791474372 (alk. paper)
0791474372 (alk. paper)
9780791474389 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0791474380 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Publication Details Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c2008.
Language English
Description xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Call Number HV8699.U5 A725 2008
Dewey Decimal Classification 364.660973
Summary "In Race, Class, and the Death Penalty, Howard W. Allen and Jerome M. Clubb examine historical trends in the use of capital punishment in the United States. Employing empirical data, the authors explore how frequently the death penalty has been used and how its frequency of use has changed, where the death penalty was used most often, the offenses charged, and the characteristics of the executed. Not surprisingly, their findings indicate that minority groups - particularly African Americans and those of lower social and economic status in general - have been executed in disproportionate numbers."--BOOK JACKET.
Bibliography, etc. Note Includes bibliographical references and index.
Added Author Clubb, Jerome M., 1928-
Lacey, Vincent A.
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The death penalty in national perspective
The colonial and revolutionary era
The early republic, 1786-1865
The south and the border, 1866-1945
The northeast, 1866-1945
The western regions, 1836-1945
Social perspectives
The death penalty after 1945
The death penalty in American history.

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