Capital punishment : a balanced examination / Evan J. Mandery.
Mandery, Evan J.
2005
KF9227.C2 M35 2005 (Mapit)
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Title
Capital punishment : a balanced examination / Evan J. Mandery.
Author
Mandery, Evan J.
ISBN
0763733083
Publication Details
Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, c2005.
Language
English
Description
xl, 700 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Call Number
KF9227.C2 M35 2005
Dewey Decimal Classification
345.73/0773
Summary
This book has ... coverage of the major topics relating to the death penalty. [It] include[s an] overview of capital punishment. It also probes the constitutional implications of its implementation in America, and ponders some of the hard questions concerning its applications, such as how long capital appeals take. -Back cover.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 669-678) and index.
Series
Criminal justice illuminated
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Retribution
Religion
Deterrence
Brutalization
Incapacitation
Cost
Innocence
Arbitrariness
Mitigating evidence
Rape and proportionality
Felony-murder
Juveniles
The mentally retarded
The insane
Race
Victim impact evidence
Capital juries
Sentencing alternatives
Trial counsel
Habeas corpus and the role of innocence
Appellate delay
Televised executions
Clemency
The moratorium movement
International law and american exceptionalism
The future of the death penalty in america.

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