The Death Penalty as State Crime

Who Can Kill?

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Laura L Finley

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This book offers a new perspective on the death penalty in the US, examining capital punishment as state crime or state-produced harm. It addresses the death penalty, showing how the state not only authorizes a system and a practice that tortures human beings, but is also aware of its deep flaws and chooses not to address them. Building on the vast literature on state crime together with case examples and interviews with activists seeking to abolish the death penalty, this book offers a new and innovative critique of state punishment in the US. It draws on a range of issues and topics such as arbitrariness, inadequate counsel, racial bias, mental illness, innocence, conditions on death row, the protocols, and the equipment used for executions. It emphasizes the need for abolition of the death penalty and highlights efforts being made to do so, with a focus on successful elements of abolition campaigns. The Death Penalty as State Crime is essential reading for all those engaged with capital punishment, human rights, and state crime, and will be of interest to criminologists, sociologists, legal scholars and political scientists alike.

Author Biography:

Laura L. Finley is Professor of Sociology and Criminology at Barry University in Miami, Florida. Her work is focused on state crime, human rights, gender violence, and the promotion of peace and justice. Dr. Finley is also an activist for these causes and serves on the Board of Directors of Floridians for Alternatives to the Death Penalty.

Release date NZ

March 27th, 2024

Author

Laura L Finley

Audiences

Professional & Vocational
Tertiary Education (US: College)

Pages

224

ISBN-13

9781032470023

Product ID

38199985

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