Life without Parole : America's New Death Penalty? / Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Austin Sarat.
2012
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Title
Life without Parole : America's New Death Penalty? / Charles J. Ogletree, Jr., Austin Sarat.
Imprint
New York, NY : New York University Press, [2012]
Copyright
©2012
Description
1 online resource.
Series
Charles Hamilton Houston Institute series on race and justice ; 1.
Formatted Contents Note
Frontmatter
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion
2. Death-in-Prison Sentences
3. Creating the Permanent Prisoner
4. Life without Parole under Modern Theories of Punishment
5. Defending Life
6. Life without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform
7. No Way Out?
8. Dignity and Risk
About the Contributors
Index
Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. Mandatory Life and the Death of Equitable Discretion
2. Death-in-Prison Sentences
3. Creating the Permanent Prisoner
4. Life without Parole under Modern Theories of Punishment
5. Defending Life
6. Life without Parole and the Hope for Real Sentencing Reform
7. No Way Out?
8. Dignity and Risk
About the Contributors
Index
Summary
Is life without parole the perfect compromise to the death penalty? Or is it as ethically fraught as capital punishment? This comprehensive, interdisciplinary anthology treats life without parole as "the new death penalty." Editors Charles J. Ogletree, Jr. and Austin Sarat bring together original work by prominent scholars in an effort to better understand the growth of life without parole and its social, cultural, political, and legal meanings. What justifies the turn to life imprisonment? How should we understand the fact that this penalty is used disproportionately against racial minorities? What are the most promising avenues for limiting, reforming, or eliminating life without parole sentences in the United States? Contributors explore the structure of life without parole sentences and the impact they have on prisoners, where the penalty fits in modern theories of punishment, and prospects for (as well as challenges to) reform.
Language Note
In English.
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Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
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DeGruyter online
Language
English
ISBN
9780814762493
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