The Killing State: Capital Punishment in Law, Politics, and Culture

by Austin Sarat

Book Overview

Over 7,000 people have been legally executed in the United States this century, and over 3,000 men and women now sit on death rows across the country awaiting the same fate. Since the Supreme Court temporarily halted capital punishment in 1972, the death penalty has returned with a vengeance. Today there appears to be a widespread public consensus in favor of capital punishment and considerable political momentum to ensure that those sentenced to...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195146026
• ISBN13: 9780195146028
• Release Date: May 2001
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.75 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.2"