TY - BOOK AU - Vannier,Marion TI - Normalizing extreme imprisonment: the case of life without parole in California T2 - Clarendon studies in criminology SN - 9780191866555 AV - HV9955.C3 U1 - 364.609794 23 PY - 2021/// CY - Oxford PB - Oxford University Press KW - Life imprisonment KW - California KW - Corrections KW - True Crime KW - ukslc KW - Social services & welfare, criminology KW - thema N1 - This edition also issued in print: 2021; Includes bibliographical references and index; Specialized N2 - A critical examination of life imprisonment without the possibility of parole (LWOP). This book presents a case study of the 'normalization' of LWOP and the extent to which groups and individuals within civil society who challenge capital punishment have helped normalize LWOP by fostering the belief that it is humane and merciful UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198827825.001.0001 ER -