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History Of The Death Penalty In Colorah
Michael L. Radelet
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Hardback. Num Pages: 304 pages, illustrations. BIC Classification: 1KBBW; HBJK. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 640.
In The History of the Death Penalty in Colorado, noted death penalty scholar Michael Radelet chronicles the details of each capital punishment trial and execution that has taken place in Colorado since 1859. The book describes the debates and struggles that Coloradans have had over the use of the death penalty, placing the cases of the 103 men whose sentences were carried out and 100 more who were never executed into the context of a gradual worldwide trend away from this form of punishment. For more than 150 years, Coloradans have been deeply divided about the death penalty, with regular ... Read more
In The History of the Death Penalty in Colorado, noted death penalty scholar Michael Radelet chronicles the details of each capital punishment trial and execution that has taken place in Colorado since 1859. The book describes the debates and struggles that Coloradans have had over the use of the death penalty, placing the cases of the 103 men whose sentences were carried out and 100 more who were never executed into the context of a gradual worldwide trend away from this form of punishment. For more than 150 years, Coloradans have been deeply divided about the death penalty, with regular ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2016
Publisher
University Press of Colorado United States
Number of pages
304
Condition
New
Number of Pages
306
Place of Publication
Colorado, United States
ISBN
9781607325116
SKU
V9781607325116
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99-15
About Michael L. Radelet
Michael L. Radelet is professor in the Department of Sociology at the University of Colorado Boulder and faculty affiliate in CU’s Institute of Behavioral Science. For the past thirty-five years his research has focused on capital punishment, especially the problems of erroneous convictions, racial bias, and ethical issues faced by medical personnel who are involved in capital cases and executions. He ... Read more
Reviews for History Of The Death Penalty In Colorah
"Professor Radelet's comprehensive review of Colorado's experience with the death penalty exposes the state's long history of struggle with the fairness and equity of this aspect of our criminal justice system. Professor Radelet reminds us we are not unique in asking whether our 'experiment with the death penalty' has worked: we have asked this question since our territorial days. The History ... Read more