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000280857 24500 $$aDebating the death penalty :$$bshould America have capital punishment? : The experts on both sides make their best case /$$cedited by Hugo Adam Bedau and Paul G. Cassell.
000280857 260__ $$aNew York :$$bOxford University Press,$$c2004.
000280857 300__ $$axiii, 242 p. :$$bill. ;$$c24 cm.
000280857 504__ $$aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
000280857 50500 $$tIntroduction --$$tTinkering with death /$$rAlex Kozinski --$$tAn abolitionist's survey of the death penalty in America today /$$rHugo Adam Bedau --$$tWhy the death penalty is morally permissible /$$rLouis P. Pojman --$$tClose to death : reflections on race and capital punishment in America /$$rBryan Stevenson --$$tTruth and consequences : the penalty of death /$$rJoshua K. Marquis --$$tWhy the United States will join the rest of the world in abandoning capital punishment /$$rStephen B. Bright --$$tIn defense of the death penalty /$$rPaul G. Cassell --$$t"I must act" /$$rGeorge Ryan.
000280857 520__ $$aWhen news breaks that a convicted murderer, released from prison, has killed again, or that an innocent person has escaped the death chamber in light of new DNA evidence, arguments about capital punishment inevitably heat up. Few controversies continue to stir as much emotion as this one, and public confusion is often the result. This volume brings together seven experts -- judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and philosophers -- to debate the death penalty in a spirit of open inquiry and civil discussion. Here, as the contributors present their reasons for or against capital punishment, the multiple facets of the issue are revealed in clear and thought-provoking detail. Is the death penalty a viable deterrent to future crimes? Does the imposition of lesser penalties, such as life imprisonment, truly serve justice in cases of the worst offences? Does the legal system discriminate against poor or minority defendants? Is the possibility of executing innocent persons sufficient grounds for abolition? In confronting such questions and making their arguments, the contributors marshal an impressive array of evidence, both statistical and from their own experiences working on death penalty cases. The book also includes the text of Governor George Ryan's March 2002 speech in which Ryan explained why he had commuted the sentences of all prisoners on Illinois's death row. By representing the viewpoints of experts who face the vexing questions about capital punishment on a daily basis, Debating the Death Penalty makes a vital contribution to a more nuanced understanding of the moral and legal problems underlying this controversy.
000280857 650_0 $$aCapital punishment$$zUnited States.
000280857 7001_ $$aBedau, Hugo Adam.
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