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When Killing Is a Crime

By Tony Waters
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By Tony Waters
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Taking another person's life is the crime for which every society reserves the strongest of punishments. But why (and when) is the act of killing sometimes defined as murder—as inexcusable—and other times considered a justifiable, or even righteous, act? Grappling with this ambiguity, Tony Waters sheds light on the sociology of murder. This innovative text draws on wide-ranging case studies of killing—from urban gangs in Washington, DC to the Salem witchcraft trials, from the "Wild West" to...

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Social SciencesCriminologyCriminology - General & Miscellaneous