Geometrical justice : the death penalty in America / Scott Phillips and Mark Cooney.
| Author/creator | Phillips, Scott W., 1961- author. |
| Other author | Cooney, Mark, author. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication | London ; New York : Routledge,Taylor & Francis Group, 2022. |
| Copyright Date | ©2022 |
| Description | 1 online resource (xiv, 156 pages) : illustrations |
| Supplemental Content | Ebook Central |
| Subjects |
| Portion of title | Death penalty in America |
| Abstract | "Legal decisions continue to mystify: Why was this person convicted and that person acquitted of the same crime? Why did she sue for breach of contract and he did not? Legal rules are supposed to provide answers to these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Wouldn't it be wonderful to have a theory that explained legal decisions, which predicted how legal cases are likely to be brought and decided? Drawing on Donald Black's theory of the behavior of law, Geometrical Justice: The Death Penalty in America aims to offer some answers, looking specifically at who receives the death penalty in the US. Drawing on large datasets, including the Baldus study which demonstrated racial bias in sentencing decisions, this book considers the ways in which social characteristics such as race, class, moral reputation, organizational status affect legal decision making, and the wide discrepancies in the use of capital punishment. Geometrical Justice will be of interest to those engaged in criminal justice, criminology and socio-legal studies, as well as students taking courses on sentencing, corrections and capital punishment"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Source of description | Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on September 07, 2022). |
| Issued in other form | Print version: Phillips, Scott W. 1961- Geometrical justice London ; New York : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2022 9781032009902 |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2021060670 |
| ISBN | 9781003176633 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1003176631 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000599329 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000599329 electronic book |
| ISBN | 9781000599343 electronic book |
| ISBN | 1000599345 electronic book |
| ISBN | hardcover |
| ISBN | paperback |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |