Death Work

Death Work A Study of the Modern Execution Process - Contemporary Issues in Crime and Justice Series

2nd Edition

Paperback (21 Jul 1997)

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Publisher's Synopsis

This examination of the consequences of the death penalty in the United States includes studies of the prisoners who spend years on Death Row, the prison staff who guard the condemned, and the men who act as executioners. Using both ethnographic and quantitative research, the author sets out to create a dramatic presentation of all sides of a controversial matter.

Book information

ISBN: 9780534521554
Publisher: West/Wadsworth
Imprint: West/Wadsworth
Pub date:
Edition: 2nd Edition
DEWEY: 364.660973
DEWEY edition: 21
Number of pages: 262
Weight: 386g
Height: 235mm
Width: 165mm
Spine width: 13mm