Dicks Shirley Ed (8 results)

hardcover. Condition: very good(-). Dust Jacket Condition: very good(-). First. Illus. 8vo, black boards, d.w. with a large tear that has been expertly repaired, page 190 underlined in yellow marker. Buffalo: Prometheus Books, (1991). Very good.

Condition: New.

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.

Hardcover. Condition: As New. Dust Jacket Condition: As New. First Edition First Printing. Collection of 27 articles exploring issues of teenage violence & whether adolescents should be tried as adults and/or every receive the death penalty. Editor Dicks draws on personal experience of having a son on death row & current criminal justice scholarship. A First Edition, first printing from 1995, this hardcover book is As New: completely clean & tight & square, pages white & unmarked. The DJ is also Fine: no tears or creases or fading, sharp & clean. Our photos depict the Exact book you will receive, never "stock" images of books we don't actually have! Same day shipping on all orders received Weekdays by 2 pm (Pacific time); later orders, weekends, & holidays ship very next business day.…

Softcover / Paperback. Condition: Very Good. No Jacket. First edition. Softcover, 1st US edn. With Essays by Edward Kennedy, Mario Cuomo, Tom Wicker, Mike Farrell, Coretta Scott King, Peter Gabriel, and others. This powerful collection of 49 essays eloquently and movingly calls for an end to the death penalty in the USA. Editor Shirley Dicks, whose son Jeff was on Tennessee's death row, became bitterly aware that justice in America is dealt out not blindly but selectively. In 1979, Jeff Dicks unwittingly became an accessory to a robbery that resulted in the death of a storekeeper. A bungled defence, the misuse of circumstantial evidence, and manipulated testimony led to Jeff's conviction for murder. At the time of publication he had been on death row ever since, stymied in his attempts to appeal his case by lack of money to hire adequate legal representation. Shirley Dicks's initial reaction to her son's conviction was outrage and incredulity. She began to research the death penalty in the United States. Her research revealed that her son's predicament was by no means atypical of the US 'justice system'. 'People have been sentenced to death not because they have been found to be uncontrollably violent but because they were hopelessely poor.You won't find a wealthy person on death row. A system like this does not enhance respect for human life; it cheapens and degrades it.' This book features writings by death-row inmates, members of victims' families, legal and medical experts, religious and political figures, actors, journalists, as well as opinions from such organisations as the ACLU, and the NAACP. Illus. 290pp. 8vo. Trade p/back. Vg+.…

Condition: New.

Hardcover. Condition: Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Very Fine. First Edition. (1st) Larger book, shiny black boards, very bright gilt lettering on spine, 295 pages. Essays by Ron Harris, Shirley Dicks, Susan Thomas, Victor Strub, Gerald Laney and others. DJ glossy beneath mylar with photo of young man behind bars on front, white and purple lettering. DJ has very slight surface wear to top front tip. Near Very Fine DJ/Very Fine book.…

Condition: As New. Unread book in perfect condition.