The deserving what the lives of the condemned reveal about American justice
"Elizabeth Vartkessian works with criminal defense teams as a mitigation specialist. She isn't part of the Innocence Project; her clients are often legally guilty, and often of terrible crimes. Rather, her job is to spend hundreds of hours per case talking to the parents, siblings, teachers, and nei...
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| 100 | 1 | |a Vartkessian, Elizabeth S. |q (Elizabeth Stanislawa), |d 1981- |e author. | |
| 245 | 1 | 4 | |a The deserving : |b what the lives of the condemned reveal about American justice / |c Elizabeth Vartkessian ; foreword by Sister Helen Prejean. |
| 264 | 1 | |a New York : |b Bloomsbury Publishing, |c 2026. | |
| 300 | |a xiv, 269 pages ; |c 24 cm | ||
| 336 | |a text |2 rdacontent | ||
| 337 | |a unmediated |2 rdamedia | ||
| 338 | |a volume |2 rdacarrier | ||
| 520 | |a "Elizabeth Vartkessian works with criminal defense teams as a mitigation specialist. She isn't part of the Innocence Project; her clients are often legally guilty, and often of terrible crimes. Rather, her job is to spend hundreds of hours per case talking to the parents, siblings, teachers, and neighbors of a defendant, situating their crimes in context. Founder and director of nonprofit mitigation team Advancing Real Change Inc., Vartkessian weaves powerful, grippingstories from her ... career into an inspiring argument for dignity in American justice. Her unique experience has taught her that when personal or generational trauma enters the body, it finds its way out eventually, sometimes through violence. She contends that we cannot hold her clients solely responsible for their actions, nor can we continue to stomach harsh penalties that deny real justice to perpetrators and victims alike"-- |c Provided by publisher. | ||
| 504 | |a Includes bibliographical references and index. | ||
| 588 | |a Description based on publisher data. |5 TnLvILS | ||
| 650 | 0 | |a Death row inmates |x Psychology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Prison psychology. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Extenuating circumstances |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Defense (Criminal procedure) |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Generational trauma |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Psychic trauma |v Case studies. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Capital punishment |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Criminal liability |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Criminal liability |x Moral and ethical aspects |z United States. | |
| 650 | 0 | |a Criminal liability |x Social aspects |z United States. | |
| 655 | 7 | |a Case studies. |2 lcgft | |
| 700 | 1 | |a Prejean, Helen, |e writer of foreword. | |
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