About the Author

Margaret Vandiver is a professor in the department of criminology and criminal justice at the University of Memphis.

Reviews

At a time when increasing numbers of Americans seem to be wondering about the fairness of capital punishment, Vandiver's book is a forceful and sobering reminder of the arbitrary course justice in the United States. - W. Fitzhugh Brundage, William B. Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

At a time when increasing numbers of Americans seem to be wondering about the fairness of capital punishment, Vandiver's book is a forceful and sobering reminder of the arbitrary course justice in the United States. - W. Fitzhugh Brundage, William B. Umstead Professor of History, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill