How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment
Sheldon Ekland-Olson, "How Ethical Systems Change: Lynching and Capital Punishment "
English | ISBN: 0415505194 | 2011 | 80 pages | EPUB | 368 KB
English | ISBN: 0415505194 | 2011 | 80 pages | EPUB | 368 KB
Slavery, lynching and capital punishment were interwoven in the United States and by the mid-twentieth century these connections gave rise to a small but well-focused reform movement. Biased and perfunctory procedures were replaced by prolonged trials and appeals, which some found messy and meaningless; DNA profiling clearly established innocent persons had been sentenced to death. The debate over taking life to protect life continues; this book is based on a hugely popular undergraduate course taught at the University of Texas, and is ideal for those interested in criminal justice, social problems, social inequality, and social movements.
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