Learning from the Past, Living in the Present: Understanding Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930
Title: Learning from the Past, Living in the Present: Understanding Homicide in Chicago, 1870-1930 Year: 2002 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology Issue: Volume 92, Issue 3/4, pp 437-554 Excerpt: The Chicago Historical Homicide Project at Northwestern University School of Law began with the discovery and recent availability of a […]
Anomalies: Ritual and Language in Lethal Injection Regulations
Title: Anomalies: Ritual and Language in Lethal Injection Regulations Year: 2008 Author: Leigh B. Bienen Publisher: Fordham Urban Law Journal Issue: Volume 35, No. 4 Description: The state lethal injection protocols do not regulate lethal injections, but instead describe hypothetical rituals meant to reassure the reader—whomever that might be—that a controlled and orderly process, in […]
The Record Keepers
Title: The Record Keepers Year: 2006 Author: Leigh Buchanan Bienen Publisher: TriQuarterly Issue: Issue 124, Intro, pp. 9-44 Description: Introductory essay to a group of papers presented at a conference based on the Chicago Historical Homicide Project database. I would not be here, now, sweating in the August humidity of 2005 writing this, with an […]