Race, Class, and the Death Penalty: Capital Punishment in American History

by Jerome M. Clubb and Howard W. Allen

Book Overview

In Race, Class, and the Death Penalty, Howard W. Allen and Jerome M. Clubb examine historical trends in the use of capital punishment in the United States. Employing empirical data, the authors explore how frequently the death penalty has been used and how its frequency of use has changed, where the death penalty was used most often, the offenses charged, and the characteristics of the executed. Not surprisingly, their findings indicate that minority...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0791474372
• ISBN13: 9780791474372
• Release Date: May 2008
• Publisher: State University of New York Press
• Length: 253 Pages
• Weight: 1.10 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 6.3" x 9.3"