Against Capital Punishment: The Anti-Death Penalty Movement in America, 1972-1994
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Built on in-depth interviews with movement leaders and the records of key abolitionist organizations, this work traces the struggle against capital punishment in the United States since 1972. Haines reviews the legal battles that led to the short-lived suspension of the death penalty and examines the subsequent conservative turn in the courts that has forced death penalty opponents to rely less on litigation strategies and more on political action. Employing social movement theory, he diagnoses the causes of the anti-death penalty movement's inability to mobilize widespread opposition to executions, and he makes pointed recommendations for improving its effectiveness. For this edition Haines has included a new Afterword in which he summarizes developments in the movement since 1994.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195132491
ISBN13:9780195132496
Release Date:August 1999
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:288 Pages
Weight:0.90 lbs.
Dimensions:0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
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Highly recommended for death penalty opponents
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 23 years ago
Herbert Haines explores the history of the death penalty abolitionist movement in the United States. He discusses the various strategies and beliefs that have been behind the movement since its inception in this country. After presenting the movement in this historical context, Haines makes sound recommendations for the future of the movement. A very practical and wonderful work.
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