Executing Us Soldiers in England, World War Ii

Command Influence and Sexual Racism

Datos Bibliográficos

ID8400896
AutoresJ Robert Lilly (Northern Kentucky University), J M Thomson (Northern Kentucky University)
Año1997
Volumen37
Número2
Páginas262-288
Fecha de publicación1997-01-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaThe British Journal of Criminology (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0007-0955 • E-ISSN: 1464-3529
EditorialOxford University Press (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1093/oxfordjournals.bjc.a014158
OpenAlexW2088828960
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas8
Referencias citadas8

Current capital punishment literature is overwhelmingly concerned with civilian executions. Overlooked is capital punishment by the non-civilian sector—the military. This paper researches US executions of soldiers during World War II in England. We conclude that racism exists in the process, but can only be understood through the context of its use. The Visiting Forces Act of 1942 permitted the American military to use capital punishment in England as a disciplinary tool to control a perceived danger: African-American troops socializing with British females, and the potential explosive violence between Caucasian and African-American troops

Capital punishment · Context (archaeology) · Criminology · Military justice · Poison control · Political science · Punishment (psychology) · Racism · Sexual assault · Sociology · Suicide prevention · Gender, Security, and Conflict · History · Law · Military History and Strategy · Psychology · Social Psychology · World Wars: History, Literature, and Impact