| Murder on Trial: 1620-2002 Contributor(s): Asher, Robert (Editor), Goodheart, Lawrence B. (Editor), Rogers, Alan (Editor) |
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ISBN: 079146377X ISBN-13: 9780791463772 Publisher: State University of New York Press OUR PRICE: $90.25 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: March 2005 Annotation: This fascinating collection examines murder jurisprudence-"the social rules that govern the arrest, trial, and punishment of people accused of murder-"in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The contributors show how changing social mores have influenced the application of murder law by highlighting the ways cultural biases like racism, changing ideas about childhood and insanity, and the ameliorative effects of middle class status and paternal imagery both helped and handicapped persons accused of murder. Such famous cases as the Lizzie Borden axe murder and African American activist Abu-Jamal's murder trial are included. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Law | Legal History - Law | Criminal Law - General |
| Dewey: 345.730 |
| LCCN: 2004009619 |
| Physical Information: 0.73" H x 6.38" W x 9.02" (1.13 lbs) 287 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 17th Century - Chronological Period - 18th Century - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Chronological Period - 20th Century - Chronological Period - 21st Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: This fascinating collection examines murder jurisprudence--the social rules that govern the arrest, trial, and punishment of people accused of murder--in the United States from the colonial period to the present. The contributors show how changing social mores have influenced the application of murder law by highlighting the ways cultural biases like racism, changing ideas about childhood and insanity, and the ameliorative effects of middle class status and paternal imagery both helped and handicapped persons accused of murder. Such famous cases as the Lizzie Borden axe murder and African American activist Abu-Jamal's murder trial are included. |