Wretched Sisters

Examining Gender and Capital Punishmend

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Penology, Gender Studies, Women&
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Author: Mary Welek Atwell ISBN: 9781454199069
Publisher: Peter Lang Publication: December 1, 2013
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers Language: English
Author: Mary Welek Atwell
ISBN: 9781454199069
Publisher: Peter Lang
Publication: December 1, 2013
Imprint: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publishers
Language: English

Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, fourteen women have been put to death in the United States. The criminal justice system defines crimes committed by women in a particularly gendered context. Wretched Sisters is unique in its analysis of the legal and cultural circumstances that determine why a small number of women are sentenced to death and provides a detailed account of how these fourteen women came to be subjected to the ultimate punishment.

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Since the reinstatement of the death penalty in 1976, fourteen women have been put to death in the United States. The criminal justice system defines crimes committed by women in a particularly gendered context. Wretched Sisters is unique in its analysis of the legal and cultural circumstances that determine why a small number of women are sentenced to death and provides a detailed account of how these fourteen women came to be subjected to the ultimate punishment.

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