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.

9780791474372 (alk. paper)
0791474372 (alk. paper)
9780791474389 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0791474380 (pbk. : alk. paper)

Albany, N.Y. : State University of New York Press, c2008.

English

xiii, 239 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

HV8699.U5 A725 2008

364.660973

"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.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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