The history of the execution of women in the United States has largely been ignored and scholars have given scant attention to gender issues in capital punishment. This historical analysis examines the social, political and economic contexts in which the justice system has put women to death, revealing a pattern of patriarchal domination and female subordination.
The book includes a discussion of condemned women granted executive clemency and judicial commutations, an inquiry into women falsely convicted in potentially capital cases and a profile of the current female death row population.
By:
David V. Baker
Imprint: McFarland & Co Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 22mm
Weight: 767g
ISBN: 9780786499502
ISBN 10: 0786499508
Pages: 440
Publication Date: 07 December 2015
Recommended Age: From 18 years
Audience:
College/higher education
,
Further / Higher Education
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Table of Contents Introduction delete Organization Part I. Theoretical and Empirical Frameworks 1. Theoretical Frameworks delete 6 Chivalry Theory Evil Woman Theory Equality Theory A Critical Perspective Capital Justice and the U.S. Supreme Court Capital Justice and Women in the Modern Era Concluding Remarks 2. Empirical Frameworks Data Characteristics Historical Contours Concluding Remarks Part II. Historical Context 3. The First Historical Trend, 1630s–1750s Executions of White Women Executions of Black Women delete83 delete Executions of American Indian Women Concluding Remarks 4. The Second Historical Trend, 1760s–1890s Executions of White Women Executions of Black Women Executions of Mexican Women Executions of American Indian Women Execution of a Native Hawaiian Female Correcting the Historical Record Concluding Remarks delete132 delete 5. The Third Historical Trend, 1900s–2010s 134 Executions of White Women Executions of Black Women Execution of an American Indian Woman Correcting the Historical Record Contrasting Lynchings and Executions Concluding Remarks Part III. Wrongful Convictions, Judicial Commutations, Executive Clemency and Women on Death Row Today 6. Wrongful Convictions in Potentially Capital Cases 174 Data Factors Contributing to False Convictions Predatory Murder Spousal Murder Child Murder Shaken Baby Syndrome Medical Neglect Cases Motivated by Religion Manslaughter Concluding Remarks 7. Judicial Reversals of Capital Convictions 229 Early Cases of Judicial Reversals Judicial Reversals Post-Furman Concluding Remarks 8. Executive Clemency of Condemned Women 290 Clemency and Gender Women on Death Row Granted Clemency Clemency in the 18th Century Clemency in the 19th Century Clemency in the 20th Century Concluding Remarks 9. The Female Death Row Population 335 Institutional Indifference delete337 Women Foreign Nationals delete338 delete delete Deaths of Condemned Women by Natural Causes Characteristics of the Female Death Row Population Predatory Murderers Child Murderers Spousal Murderers Life Without Parole Concluding Remarks delete372 Conclusion delete The First Historical Trend The Second Historical Trend The Third Historical Trend Chapter Notes delete Bibliography delete Index delete
David V. Baker is a lecturer in sociology and criminology at the University of North Carolina, Wilmington. He holds a doctorate in sociology and a law degree. He has received National Endowment for the Humanities fellowships to study American slavery at the University of California at Irvine, and immigration policy at the University of California at Los Angeles and is deputy editor of the journal Criminal Justice Studies.
Reviews for Women and Capital Punishment in the United States: An Analytical History
this comprehensive and compelling text covers all aspects of women and capital punishment...a well-written and fascinating book. What is remarkable is the amount of research and time that went into collecting the enormous amount of information...essential --Choice.
