| Description |
222 pages ; 23 cm |
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unmediated n rdamedia |
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volume nc rdacarrier |
| Contents |
Executed against the judgment of twelve jurors -- How crazy is too crazy to be executed? -- Racist and proud (and a judge) -- Sex-shamed to death -- The lawyer who drank his client to death -- When a kid kills his longtime abuser, Who's the victim? -- The confessions of innocent men -- A descending spiral -- Trials and errors -- Stranger in a strange land -- The n-word in the jury box -- Smoke -- Afterword. |
| Summary |
"Powerful, wry essays offering modern takes on a primitive practice, from one of our most widely read death penalty abolitionists"-- Provided by publisher. |
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Death penalty cases continue to capture the hearts, minds, and eblasts of progressives of all stripes. Exploring prosecutorial misconduct, racist judges and jurors, drunken lawyering, and executing the innocent and the mentally ill, Bookman's essays demonstrate that precious few people on trial for their lives get the fair trial the Constitution demands. He shows how violent crime brings out our worst human instincts-- revenge, fear, retribution, and prejudice. Combining these emotions with the criminal legal system's innate racism and misogyny is a recipe for injustice. -- adapted from jacket |
| Subject |
Capital punishment -- Law and legislation -- United States.
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| ISBN |
9781620976548 (hardcover) : $25.99 |
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1620976544 (hardcover) |
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