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The solemn sentence of death : capital punishment in Connecticut /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Goodheart, Lawrence B., 1944-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2011]
Subjects:
Criminal justice, Administration of > Connecticut > History.
Capital punishment > Connecticut > History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: the paradox of capital punishment
  • Biblical retribution, 1636/1699
  • The emergence of Yankee justice, 1700/1772
  • The era of Newgate Prison, 1773/1827
  • The debate over capital punishment, 1828/1879
  • The menace of the criminal class, 1880/1929
  • The waning of executions, 1930/1960
  • An unofficial moratorium, 1961/2004
  • The execution of Michael Ross, 2005
  • Epilogue: an unworkable death penalty.