The solemn sentence of death : capital punishment in Connecticut /

The solemn sentence of death : capital punishment in Connecticut /

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Author / Creator:	Goodheart, Lawrence B., 1944-
Imprint:	Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, c2011.
Description:	xii, 318 p. ; 24 cm.
Language:	English
Subject:	Capital punishment -- Connecticut -- History. Criminal justice, Administration of -- Connecticut -- History. Capital punishment. Criminal justice, Administration of. Connecticut. History.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8382632

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ISBN:	9781558498471 (pbk. : alk. paper) 1558498478 (pbk. : alk. paper) 9781558498464 (library cloth : alk. paper) 155849846X (library cloth : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-305) and index.

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Acknowledgments
Introduction: The Paradox of Capital Punishment
1. Biblical Retribution, 1636-1699
2. The Emergence of Yankee Justice, 1700-1772
3. The Era of Newgate Prison, 1773-1827
4. The Debate over Capital Punishment, 1828-1879
5. The Menace of the Criminal Class, 1880-1929
6. The Waning of Executions, 1930-1960
7. An Unofficial Moratorium, 1961-2004
8. The Execution of Michael Ross, 2005
Epilogue: An Unworkable Death Penalty
Notes
Index