Geometrical Justice: The Death Penalty In America - 9781032009902

Legal decisions continue to mystify: Who gets sentenced to death in America and who gets executed? Legal rules are supposed to provide answers to these questions, but their answers are radically incomplete. Geometrical Justice answers these questions by enlisting the pathbreaking geometrical theory of law developed by sociologist Donald Black. Drawing on large datasets, including the Baldus study which demonstrated racial bias in sentencing decisions, this book considers how characteristics such as race, class, social integration, moral reputation, and organizational status affect legal decision making. Geometrical Justice will be of interest to those engaged in criminal justice, criminology, and socio-legal studies, as well as students taking courses on sentencing, corrections and capital punishment.

• | Author: Scott Phillips|Mark Cooney
• | Publisher: Routledge
• | Publication Date: Jun 17, 2022
• | Number of Pages: 156 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Hardcover
• | ISBN-10: 103200990X
• | ISBN-13: 9781032009902