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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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Contents: Why So Few and Why These Few? Gender and Criminology – A Capriciously Selected Random Handful – Setting Precedent – She Didn’t Look Like a Killer – Domestic Offenses – The Oklahoma Three – Aggravating Circumstances: Killing Children and Cops – The «Monster» – Perilously Close to Simple Murder – Not The «Triggerman» – #500 and #510 – Lessons from Wretched Sisters.

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    A Paperback by Mary Welek Atwell

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      Publisher: Peter Lang Publishing Inc
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 1/9/2014 12:10:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9781433122347, 978-1433122347
      ISBN10: 1433122340

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      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.

      Table of Contents
      Contents: Why So Few and Why These Few? Gender and Criminology – A Capriciously Selected Random Handful – Setting Precedent – She Didn’t Look Like a Killer – Domestic Offenses – The Oklahoma Three – Aggravating Circumstances: Killing Children and Cops – The «Monster» – Perilously Close to Simple Murder – Not The «Triggerman» – #500 and #510 – Lessons from Wretched Sisters.

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