| Wretched Sisters: Examining Gender and Capital Punishmend Revised Edition Contributor(s): Dejong, Christina (Other), Schultz, David A. (Other), Atwell, Mary Welek (Author) |
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ISBN: 1433122340 ISBN-13: 9781433122347 Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi OUR PRICE: $48.86 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Penology |
| Dewey: 364.660 |
| LCCN: 2014024885 |
| Series: Studies in Crime and Punishment |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.9" W x 8.8" (1.00 lbs) 307 pages |
| Themes: - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, fourteen women have been put to death in the United States. The criminal justice system defines crimes committed by women in a particularly gendered context. Wretched Sisters is unique in its analysis of the legal and cultural circumstances that determine why a small number of women are sentenced to death and provides a detailed account of how these fourteen women came to be subjected to the ultimate punishment. |