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Author Goodheart, Lawrence B., 1944-

Title The solemn sentence of death : capital punishment in Connecticut / Lawrence B. Goodheart.

Publication Info. Amherst : University of Massachusetts Press, [2011]
©2011

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 Colchester, Cragin Memorial Library - Adult Department  364.66 GOODHEART, LAWRENCE B.    Check Shelf
 Glastonbury, Welles-Turner Memorial Library - Adult Department  364.66 GOODHEART    Missing
 Manchester, Main Library - Reference Material  R 364.66 GOODHEART    In-Library Use Only
 Manchester, Whiton Branch - Non Fiction  364.66 GOODHEART    Check Shelf
 South Windsor Public Library - Non Fiction  364.66 GOODHEART    Check Shelf
 University of Saint Joseph: Pope Pius XII Library - Standard Shelving Location  364.66 G652S    Check Shelf
 West Hartford, Noah Webster Library - Non Fiction  364.6609 GOODHEART    Check Shelf
Description xii, 318 pages ; 23 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 253-305) and index.
Contents Introduction: the paradox of capital punishment -- Biblical retribution, 1636/1699 -- The emergence of Yankee justice, 1700/1772 -- The era of Newgate Prison, 1773/1827 -- The debate over capital punishment, 1828/1879 -- The menace of the criminal class, 1880/1929 -- The waning of executions, 1930/1960 -- An unofficial moratorium, 1961/2004 -- The execution of Michael Ross, 2005 -- Epilogue: an unworkable death penalty.
Subject Capital punishment -- Connecticut -- History.
Criminal justice, Administration of -- Connecticut -- History.
ISBN 9781558498471 paperback alkaline paper
1558498478 paperback alkaline paper
9781558498464 library cloth alkaline paper
155849846X library cloth alkaline paper
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