Book cover for America's experiment with capital punishment reflections on the past  present  and future of the ultimate penal sanction /

America's experiment with capital punishment reflections on the past present and future of the ultimate penal sanction /

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
ISBN13: 9780890890646
Format: VOICEText
Description
Comprises 21 essays which analyze changes in capital punishment and its administration over the last 25 years and explores issues relevant to the present and future of the death penalty in America. The essays address capital punishment public opinion, law and politics, the justice of the death penalty, the utility of the capital sanction, jury decision making, defense counsel, race discrimination, mitigation theory, cost, habeas corpus, victims, the role of mental health professionals, and executive clemency. No index. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR
Publisher Carolina Academic Press
ISBN10 0890890641
ISBN13 9780890890646
Number of Pages 782
File Size DL-603MB
Shelf Number GZ129
Grade Range
Ages 18 - 99
Format Audio Plus Download, EPub Download