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...
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 penalt...
This text aim is to document women's unique and gender-biased experience as participants and victims of the criminal justice system. Topics include women on death row, probation and parole, juvenile delinquents and prostitution, cross referencing fields such as law, social work and psychology.
This text aim is to document women's unique and gender-biased experience as participants and victims of the criminal justice system. Topics include wo...
