| Capital Punishment in the U.S. States: Executing Social Inequality Contributor(s): Archibald, Sarah I. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1593327722 ISBN-13: 9781593327729 Publisher: LFB Scholarly Publishing OUR PRICE: $73.15 Product Type: Hardcover Published: February 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Penology - Social Science | Criminology - Social Science | Violence In Society |
| Dewey: 364.660 |
| LCCN: 2014038909 |
| Physical Information: 0.75" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (1.11 lbs) 282 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Archibald attempts to find variables that can explain the variation not only in the adoption of the death penalty, but also in the implementation of capital punishment. She combines Kingdon's Garbage Can model and Social Control Theory to explain the differences in the adoption and implementation of the death penalty. Given that there was only one model that showed a correlation between the adoption and implementation of the death penalty and homicide rates, while other variables, such as race and hate crimes, were correlated across multiple models, one could argue that the death penalty is used as a means of social control. Her results also bolster the argument that state policies are not merely reactions to murder rates, but are influenced by other sociological, political, and economic factors. |