Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition
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Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition is a scholarly book that analyzes the persistence and distinctive character of capital punishment in the United States despite a global trend toward its abolition.
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| Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition canonical | 1 |
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Target entity: Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition Context triple: [David Garland, notableWork, Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition]
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Death Penalty Project
The Death Penalty Project is a legal clinic at Cornell Law School that provides students with hands-on experience working on capital punishment cases and related advocacy.
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Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
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“The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration”
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Target entity: Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition Target entity description: Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition is a scholarly book that analyzes the persistence and distinctive character of capital punishment in the United States despite a global trend toward its abolition.
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A.
On Clemency
On Clemency is a philosophical treatise by Seneca the Younger that explores the nature and political importance of mercy in the conduct of a ruler.
-
B.
On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-First Century
On the Courthouse Lawn: Confronting the Legacy of Lynching in the Twenty-First Century is a nonfiction book by civil rights lawyer Sherrilyn Ifill that examines the history and enduring impact of racial terror lynchings and calls for community-based truth and reconciliation.
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C.
Death Penalty Project
The Death Penalty Project is a legal clinic at Cornell Law School that provides students with hands-on experience working on capital punishment cases and related advocacy.
-
D.
Are Prisons Obsolete?
Are Prisons Obsolete? is a influential book by Angela Davis that critiques the prison-industrial complex and argues for prison abolition as part of broader social and political transformation.
-
E.
“The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration”
“The Black Family in the Age of Mass Incarceration” is an essay by Ta-Nehisi Coates that examines how U.S. criminal justice policies have devastated Black families and communities.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
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| instanceOf |
book
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scholarly work ⓘ |
| argues |
capital punishment in the United States functions symbolically more than practically
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the U.S. death penalty is a distinctive institution shaped by American political structures ⓘ the death penalty persists in the United States despite declining use and increasing regulation ⓘ |
| author | David Garland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded |
American Society of Criminology book award
NERFINISHED
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Herbert Jacob Book Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Michael J. Hindelang Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| comparesWith | European abolition of the death penalty ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| examines |
cultural meanings of the death penalty in American society
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historical development of the death penalty in the United States ⓘ racial dimensions of capital punishment in the United States ⓘ relationship between federalism and capital punishment ⓘ role of courts in regulating the death penalty ⓘ social and political factors sustaining capital punishment ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
distinctive character of American capital punishment
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global trend toward abolition of the death penalty ⓘ persistence of the death penalty in the United States ⓘ |
| genre |
criminology
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legal studies ⓘ sociology ⓘ |
| hasFormat |
ebook
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hardcover ⓘ paperback ⓘ |
| hasISBN10 | 0674053121 ⓘ |
| hasISBN13 | 9780674053128 ⓘ |
| hasPageCount | 417 ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
criminologists
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legal scholars ⓘ scholars of law and society ⓘ students of criminal justice ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| mainSubject |
capital punishment in the United States
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death penalty ⓘ penal policy ⓘ |
| notableFor |
comprehensive analysis of American capital punishment
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influence on death penalty scholarship ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Harvard University Press publications on law and society ⓘ |
| placeOfPublication | Cambridge, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationDate | 2010 ⓘ |
| publisher | Harvard University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theoreticalFramework |
comparative analysis of penal systems
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historical institutionalism ⓘ sociological analysis ⓘ |
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Peculiar Institution: America’s Death Penalty in an Age of Abolition
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