Capital punishment in America : race and the death penalty over time / Martin Guevara Urbina.

Urbina, Martin G. (Martin Guevara), 1972-
El Paso : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2012.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
Introduction: the contours of capital punishment — History of U.S. race and ethnic relations — Death sentencing and death sentence outcomes: review of prior empirical studies — A case study of three American states — Research findings for California, Florida, and Texas: a quantitative analysis — Race, ethnicity, and gender from 1608 to 2010: a qualitative analysis — Conclusion: transforming an historical culture of executions — Afterword: the future of capital punishment.
This text examines racial and ethnic differences, stressing how Latino’s expereinces are distinct from those of Caucasians and African Americans. Theoretical and methodological shortcomings empirically, and quantitatively are addressed–provided by publisher.

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Requested by Pippert, T.

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