The Resource American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials, Sarah Beth Kaufman
American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials, Sarah Beth Kaufman
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- Summary
- "As the death penalty clings stubbornly to life in many states and dies off in others, this first-of-its kind ethnography of capital trials offers a fresh analysis of the inner workings of American death penalty. Sarah Beth Kaufman draws on years of ethnographic and documentary research, including hundreds of hours of courtroom observation in seven states, interviews with prosecutors, and analyses of newspaper coverage of death penalty cases. Her research exposes the logic of a system that is not explained by morality or justice and does not make sense fiscally, emotionally, or as a crime-control strategy, but instead depends on a series of social logics that go beyond the previously acknowledged problems with race and class discrimination. Taking readers inside capital courtrooms across the country, American Roulette contends that the ideals of criminal punishment have been replaced by logics of performance and politics. The result is a network that assembles the power to decide between life and death, all while suggesting that jurors take ultimate responsibility"--
- Language
- eng
- Extent
- ix, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520344389
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- American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials
- Title
- American roulette
- Title remainder
- the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials
- Statement of responsibility
- Sarah Beth Kaufman
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "As the death penalty clings stubbornly to life in many states and dies off in others, this first-of-its kind ethnography of capital trials offers a fresh analysis of the inner workings of American death penalty. Sarah Beth Kaufman draws on years of ethnographic and documentary research, including hundreds of hours of courtroom observation in seven states, interviews with prosecutors, and analyses of newspaper coverage of death penalty cases. Her research exposes the logic of a system that is not explained by morality or justice and does not make sense fiscally, emotionally, or as a crime-control strategy, but instead depends on a series of social logics that go beyond the previously acknowledged problems with race and class discrimination. Taking readers inside capital courtrooms across the country, American Roulette contends that the ideals of criminal punishment have been replaced by logics of performance and politics. The result is a network that assembles the power to decide between life and death, all while suggesting that jurors take ultimate responsibility"--
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- Kaufman, Sarah Beth
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- Literary form
- non fiction
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- bibliography
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- Capital punishment
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Capital punishment
- Criminal justice, Administration of
- Sentences (Criminal procedure)
- United States
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- American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials, Sarah Beth Kaufman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index
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- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520344389
- Lccn
- 2019045949
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- unmediated
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- rdamedia
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- illustrations
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- (OCoLC)1122184678
- Label
- American roulette : the social logic of death penalty sentencing trials, Sarah Beth Kaufman
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-244) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Dimensions
- 24 cm
- Extent
- ix, 248 pages
- Isbn
- 9780520344389
- Lccn
- 2019045949
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Note
- GOBI Library Solutions from EBSCO
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1122184678
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