Bibliograph

Women and capital punishment in the United States, an analytical history, David V. Baker

Type

Label

Women and capital punishment in the United States, an analytical history, David V. Baker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 394-424) and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Women and capital punishment in the United States

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

912705041

Responsibility statement

David V. Baker

Sub title

an analytical history

Summary

"This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination. Includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutations, an inquiry into women falsely convicted in capital cases and profile of female death row population"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Frameworks -- 1. Theoretical Frameworks -- 2. Empirical Frameworks -- Part II. Historical Context -- 3. The First Historical Trend, 1630s-1750s -- 4. The Second Historical Trend, 1760s-1890s -- 5. The Third Historical Trend, 1900s-2010s -- Part III. Wrongful Convictions, Judicial Commutations, Executive Clemency and Women on Death Row Today -- 6. Wrongful Convictions in Potentially Capital Cases -- 7. Judicial Reversals of Capital Convictions -- 8. Executive Clemency of Condemned Women -- 9. The Female Death Row Population -- Conclusion -- The First Historical Trend -- The Second Historical Trend -- The Third Historical Trend

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