He Was a Big Boy Still Is
Title: He Was a Big Boy Still Is Year: 1994 Author: Leigh Bienen Publisher: Ontario Review Issue: Vol. 41, Article 15, pp. 38-47 Description: A dramatic monologue by a White public defender, counseling the mother of a young, mentally-impaired Black defendant. A WOMAN in her 30’s or 40’s, a public defender, is speaking. – Come […]
A Good Murder
Title:A Good Murder Year: 1993 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Fordham Urban Law Journal Issue: Vol. 20, No. 3, Article 15, pp. 585-607 Description: This essay will describe a pattern which emerged when researchers examined all homicide cases in the state of New Jersey during the years immediately after the reimposition of capital punishment in […]
What We Write About When We Write about the Death Penalty—A Review of Recent Books and Literature on Capital Punishment
Title: What We Write About When We Write about the Death Penalty—A Review of Recent Books and Literature on Capital Punishment Year: 1999 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Issue: Volume 89, No. 2, pp. 751-770 Description: These new books focusing on capital punishment issues come at a time when […]