Death penalty mitigation : a handbook for mitigation specialists, investigators, social scientists, and lawyers /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Ashford, José B.
Imprint:	Oxford : Oxford University Press, [2013]
Description:	xxvii, 222 pages ; 24 cm
Language:	English
Subject:	Capital punishment -- United States. Sentences (Criminal procedure) -- United States. Crime -- Sociological aspects. Criminal behavior -- Social aspects -- United States. Criminal psychology -- United States. Forensic psychology -- United States. Social work with criminals -- United States. Capital punishment. Crime -- Sociological aspects. Criminal behavior -- Social aspects. Criminal psychology. Forensic psychology. Sentences (Criminal procedure) Social work with criminals. United States.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/9863112

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Other authors / contributors:	Kupferberg, Melissa.
ISBN:	9780195329469 (hardcover : alk. paper) 0195329465 (hardcover : alk. paper)
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index.

Table of Contents:

Foreword
Acknowledgements
Introduction
Part 1. Foundation Knowledge for Mitigation Practice
1. Mitigation practice in death penalty cases
2. History of mitigation of punishment
3. Mitigation professionals: Roles and responsibilities
4. Assessing culpability: The role of background and character
Part 2. Concepts and Frameworks for Developing Mitigation Evidence
5. Theoretical frameworks and concepts for guiding social history investigations
6. Assessing practical rationality and volitional concerns
7. Assessing character, criminal propensities, and sociocultural deprivation
8. Social frameworks and mitigation of criminal motivations
Conclusions and research needs
Appendix
Glossary
References
Index

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