Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998
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Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998

  1. 432 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998

About this book

Using a historical framework, this book offers not only the penal history of the death penalty in the states that have given women the death penalty, but it also retells the stories of the women who have been executed and those currently awaiting their fate on death row. This work takes a historical look at women and the death penalty in the United States from 1900 to 1998. It gives the reader a look at the penal codes in the various states regarding the death penalty and the personal stories of women who have been executed or who are currently on death row. As Americans continue to debate the enforcement of the death penalty, the issues of race and gender as they relate to the death penalty are also debated. This book offers a unique perspective to a recurring sociopolitical issue.

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Yes, you can access Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998 by Kathleen O'Shea in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Social Sciences & Criminology. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.

Information

Publisher
Praeger
Year
1999
Print ISBN
9780275959524
eBook ISBN
9780313024993

Table of contents

  1. Contents
  2. Foreword
  3. Preface
  4. Acknowledgments
  5. 1. History and the Execution of Women
  6. 2. Alabama: Electrocution
  7. 3. Arizona: Gas/Lethal Injection
  8. 4. Arkansas: Electrocution/Lethal Injection
  9. 5. California: Gas/Lethal Injection
  10. 6. Connecticut: Lethal Injection
  11. 7. Delaware: Lethal Injection/Hanging
  12. 8. Federal Jurisdiction
  13. 9. Florida: Electrocution
  14. 10. Georgia: Electrocution
  15. 11. Idaho: Lethal Injection/Firing Squad
  16. 12. Illinois: Lethal Injection
  17. 13. Indiana: Lethal Injection
  18. 14. Kentucky: Electrocution
  19. 15. Louisiana: Lethal Injection
  20. 16. Maryland: Gas/Lethal Injection
  21. 17. Massachusetts: No Death Penalty
  22. 18. Mississippi: Gas/Lethal Injection
  23. 19. Missouri: Lethal Injection
  24. 20. Nevada: Lethal Injection
  25. 21. New Jersey: Lethal Injection
  26. 22. New York: Lethal Injection
  27. 23. North Carolina: Gas/Lethal Injection
  28. 24. Ohio: Gas/Lethal Injection
  29. 25. Oklahoma: Lethal Injection
  30. 26. Pennsylvania: Lethal Injection
  31. 27. South Carolina: Lethal Injection
  32. 28. Tennessee: Electrocution/Lethal Injection
  33. 29. Texas: Lethal Injection
  34. 30. Vermont: No Death Penalty
  35. 31. Virginia: Lethal Injection
  36. Appendix A: Women on Death Row, 1998
  37. Appendix B: Women with Death Sentences by State
  38. Appendix C: Length of Time on Death Row
  39. Appendix D: Women's Death Sentences Since 1900
  40. Appendix E: Ages of Women on Death Row, 1998
  41. Bibliography
  42. Index