American Roulette: The Social Logic of Death Penalty Sentencing Trials
Author:   Sarah Beth Kaufman
Publisher:   University of California Press
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9780520344389


Pages:   260
Publication Date:   19 May 2020
Format:   Hardback
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American Roulette: The Social Logic of Death Penalty Sentencing Trials


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Author:   Sarah Beth Kaufman
Publisher:   University of California Press
Imprint:   University of California Press
Dimensions:   Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm
Weight:   0.318kg
ISBN:  

9780520344389


ISBN 10:   0520344383
Pages:   260
Publication Date:   19 May 2020
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Acknowledgments  Introduction  PART I. THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF DEATH PENALTY CASES 1. Constructing Capital Homicide  2. Governing Capital Sentencing  3. The Capital Sentencing Field  PART II. THE SOCIAL LOGIC OF DEATH PENALTY TRIALS 4. Performing Punitive Citizenship  5. Performing Mercy  6. Performing Danger  7. Mourners in the Court  Conclusion  Appendix A. Methodology  Appendix B. Court Cases Cited  Notes  Bibliography  Index 

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This important book, whose insights fill a gap in our understanding of the death penalty . . . will be of immense value not only to scholars and practitioners in the field, but to all potential 'punitive citizens.' * Punishment & Society * American Roulette is a very good book, smart, easy to read, and chock full of incisive ideas about the US death penalty in the twenty-first century. * Law & Society Review *


This important book, whose insights fill a gap in our understanding of the death penalty . . . will be of immense value not only to scholars and practitioners in the field, but to all potential 'punitive citizens.' * Punishment & Society *


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Sarah Beth Kaufman is Assistant Professor of Sociology at Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.  

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