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Capital Punishment Pathology - : The Case for Restorning Hanging as the Method of Execution (Paperback): Rhett Torr Rique Capital Punishment Pathology - : The Case for Restorning Hanging as the Method of Execution (Paperback)
Rhett Torr Rique
R430 Discovery Miles 4 300 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
When Justice Is a Game - Unravelling Wrongful Conviction in Canada (Paperback): Madonna Maidment When Justice Is a Game - Unravelling Wrongful Conviction in Canada (Paperback)
Madonna Maidment
R505 Discovery Miles 5 050 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Confronting the issue of wrongful convictions, this argument contends that these so-called mistakes or failures of the justice system too often target the financially disadvantaged and visible minority groups. Delving into the issues that underscore these decisions, this discussion suggests that the desire to obtain a conviction--thereby depicting the police and the court system in a positive light--often results in false evidence and court decisions based on prejudice and racism. Acknowledging its claims of impartiality, neutrality, and objectivity, this consideration nonetheless submits that the law is a tool designed to maintain the illegitimate domination of society, and that turning to the very system that erred in the first place to correct its errors is in itself a miscarriage of justice.

Surviving Justice - America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated (Paperback): Voice of Witness Surviving Justice - America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated (Paperback)
Voice of Witness
R588 R527 Discovery Miles 5 270 Save R61 (10%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Surviving Justice: America's Wrongfully Convicted and Exonerated presents oral histories of thirteen people from all walks of life, who, through a combination of all-too-common factors-overzealous prosecutors, inept defense lawyers, coercive interrogation tactics, eyewitness misidentification-found themselves imprisoned for crimes they did not commit. The stories these exonerated men and women tell are spellbinding, heartbreaking, and ultimately inspiring.

I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! (Hardcover): Robert E. Burns I Am a Fugitive from a Georgia Chain Gang! (Hardcover)
Robert E. Burns
R2,683 Discovery Miles 26 830 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

This classic book tells the harrowing and inspirational story of Robert Elliott Burns' imprisonment on a chain gang in Georgia in the 1920s, his subsequent escape from the chain gang (twice, no less!), and the public furor that developed across the nation. The book was immediately turned into a famous movie, sparking outrage about prison conditions and involuntary servitude that led to major reforms. This memoir is also simply a very interesting read. Originally issued in 1931 as a six-part serial in the pages of True Detective Mysteries magazine, and printed by the Vanguard Press the following year, this is an autobiographical account - written while in hiding, probably somewhere on the East Coast - of the author's painful adventures in the Georgia penal system, beginning with his arrest for stealing $5.80 from an Atlanta grocer in 1922. Burns' candid intent was to expose the brutality and corruption of the chain gang system, and he succeeded: the book created an instant furor upon publication and became a bestseller for its publisher. It served as the basis for the Mervyn LeRoy film released later in 1932, starring Paul Muni in the role of Robert Elliott Burns. The film heralded a new genre - the prison drama -and won three Oscars including a Best Actor Award for Muni. It is an enduring classic of its time and remains a compelling and timeless memoir.

Strategies of Control (Paperback): Sheldon L. Messinger Strategies of Control (Paperback)
Sheldon L. Messinger; Foreword by Howard S. Becker; Afterword by Jonathan Simon
R814 Discovery Miles 8 140 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
A Convict's Perspective - Critiquing Penology and Inmate Rehabilitation (Paperback): T Lamont Baker A Convict's Perspective - Critiquing Penology and Inmate Rehabilitation (Paperback)
T Lamont Baker
R326 Discovery Miles 3 260 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jacktown - History & Hard Times at Michigan S First State Prison (Hardcover): Judy Gail Krasnow Jacktown - History & Hard Times at Michigan S First State Prison (Hardcover)
Judy Gail Krasnow
R841 R690 Discovery Miles 6 900 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition (Paperback, Second Edition): Gertrude Ezorsky Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition (Paperback, Second Edition)
Gertrude Ezorsky
R1,129 Discovery Miles 11 290 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prisoner of Conscience - My Steps through Insein (Paperback): Ma Thida Prisoner of Conscience - My Steps through Insein (Paperback)
Ma Thida
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

From childhood, Ma Thida dreamed of helping others-caring for the sick, sharing information despite censorship, and standing up for people's rights. To stand against the oppression that had been stifling Myanmar's progress for decades, she joined Aung San Suu Kyi and the many other activists in the National League for Democracy, campaigning steadfastly despite intimidation, harassment, and worse. Because of her efforts, the regime sent her to Insein Prison, where she faced serious illness and bleak conditions. However, it was in fighting the obstacles of her imprisonment and following the Buddha's teachings that Ma Thida found what it means to be truly free. In this memoir, readers join Ma Thida on her path through captivity and witness one remarkable woman's courageous quest for truth and dignity.

Life Imprisonment and Human Rights (Hardcover): Dirk van Zyl Smit, Catherine Appleton Life Imprisonment and Human Rights (Hardcover)
Dirk van Zyl Smit, Catherine Appleton
R4,076 Discovery Miles 40 760 Ships in 10 - 15 working days

In many jurisdictions today, life imprisonment is the most severe penalty that can be imposed. Despite this, it is a relatively under-researched form of punishment and no meaningful attempt has been made to understand its full human rights implications. This important collection fills that gap by addressing these two key questions: what is life imprisonment and what human rights are relevant to it? These questions are explored from the perspective of a range of jurisdictions, in essays that draw on both empirical and doctrinal research. Under the editorship of two leading scholars in the field, this innovative and important work will be a landmark publication in the field of penal studies and human rights.

An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Translated from the Italian; With a Commentary Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated... An Essay on Crimes and Punishments - Translated from the Italian; With a Commentary Attributed to Mons. De Voltaire, Translated from the French (1775) (Hardcover, Tion ed.)
Cesare Beccaria, Voltaire (Francois Marie Arouet)
R996 Discovery Miles 9 960 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County (Hardcover): Sydney Stevens Jailhouse Stories from Early Pacific County (Hardcover)
Sydney Stevens; Foreword by Matt Winters
R850 R699 Discovery Miles 6 990 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prison Methods in New York State, a Contribution to the Study of the Theory and Practice of Correctional Institutions in New... Prison Methods in New York State, a Contribution to the Study of the Theory and Practice of Correctional Institutions in New York State (Hardcover)
Philip Klein
R1,107 Discovery Miles 11 070 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Strategies of Control (Hardcover): Howard S. Becker Strategies of Control (Hardcover)
Howard S. Becker; Jonathan Simon, Sheldon L. Messinger
R1,190 Discovery Miles 11 900 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Prisons for Profit - What you need to know! (Paperback): Antwan Ant Bank$ Prisons for Profit - What you need to know! (Paperback)
Antwan Ant Bank$
R248 R203 Discovery Miles 2 030 Save R45 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Alcatraz - A History of the Penitentiary Years (Hardcover, 12th Special ed.): Michael Esslinger Alcatraz - A History of the Penitentiary Years (Hardcover, 12th Special ed.)
Michael Esslinger
R1,536 R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Save R270 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Portsmouth Naval Prison (Hardcover): Katy Kramer Portsmouth Naval Prison (Hardcover)
Katy Kramer
R842 R691 Discovery Miles 6 910 Save R151 (18%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Slavery and the Penal System (Hardcover): Barry Krisberg Slavery and the Penal System (Hardcover)
Barry Krisberg; J. Thorsten Sellin
R1,185 Discovery Miles 11 850 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Rue Rilke (Hardcover): Daniel Joseph Polikoff Rue Rilke (Hardcover)
Daniel Joseph Polikoff
R1,646 Discovery Miles 16 460 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Inside This Place, Not of It - Narratives from Women's Prisons (Paperback): Voice of Witness Inside This Place, Not of It - Narratives from Women's Prisons (Paperback)
Voice of Witness; Foreword by Michelle Alexander
R550 R485 Discovery Miles 4 850 Save R65 (12%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days

Inside This Place, Not of It reveals some of the most egregious human rights violations within women's prisons in the United States. In their own words, the thirteen narrators in this book recount their lives leading up to incarceration and their experiences inside-ranging from forced sterilization and shackling during childbirth, to physical and sexual abuse by prison staff. Together, their testimonies illustrate the harrowing struggles for survival that women in prison must endure.

Eternity at the End of A Rope (Hardcover) (Hardcover): Clifford R. Caldwell, Ron DeLord Eternity at the End of A Rope (Hardcover) (Hardcover)
Clifford R. Caldwell, Ron DeLord
R1,705 R1,368 Discovery Miles 13 680 Save R337 (20%) Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Capital Punishment in the U.S. States - Executing Social Inequality (Hardcover): Sarah I Archibald Capital Punishment in the U.S. States - Executing Social Inequality (Hardcover)
Sarah I Archibald
R2,128 Discovery Miles 21 280 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition (Hardcover, Second Edition): Gertrude Ezorsky Philosophical Perspectives on Punishment, Second Edition (Hardcover, Second Edition)
Gertrude Ezorsky
R2,769 Discovery Miles 27 690 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Atwood Hall - An inside guide to life At the Women's Federal Prison Camp in Lexington, Kentucky (Paperback): Faith Sanity Atwood Hall - An inside guide to life At the Women's Federal Prison Camp in Lexington, Kentucky (Paperback)
Faith Sanity
R171 Discovery Miles 1 710 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
Slavery and the Penal System (Paperback): Barry Krisberg Slavery and the Penal System (Paperback)
Barry Krisberg; J. Thorsten Sellin
R810 Discovery Miles 8 100 Ships in 10 - 15 working days
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