Mark Cooney

Geometrical Justice

The Death Penalty in America

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Legal decisions continue to mystify: Who gets sentenced to death in America and who gets executed? Legal rules are supposed to provide answers to these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Geometrical Justice answers these questions by enlisting the pathbreaking geometrical theory of law developed by sociologist Donald Black. Drawing on large datasets, including the Baldus study which demonstrated racial bias in sentencing decisions, this book considers how characteristics such as race, class, social integration, moral reputation, and organizational status affect legal decision making. Geometrical Justice will be of interest… Mehr

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Produktdetails

Weitere Autoren: Phillips, Scott

ISBN: 978-1-00-059932-9
EAN: 9781000599329
Produktnummer: 38191349
Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd.
Sprache: Englisch
Erscheinungsjahr: 2022
Seitenangabe: 192 S.
Plattform: PDF
Auflage: 1. Auflage
Abbildungen: 21 schwarz-weiße Abbildungen, 21 schwarz-weiße Zeichnungen, 26 schwarz-weiße Tabellen

Über den Autor

Mark Cooney is Professor of Sociology at the University of Georgia, USA. Scott Phillips is Professor in the Department of Sociology and Criminology, University of Denver, USA.