The decline of the death penalty and the discovery of innocence / Frank R. Baumgartner, Suzanna L. De Boef, Amber E. Boydstun.

List of tables
List of figures
Acknowledgments
1. Innocence and the death penaly debate
2. The death penalty in America
3. A chronology of innocence
4. The shifting terms of debate
5. Innocence, resonance, and old arguments made new again
6. Public opinion
7. The rise and fall of a public policy
8. Conclusion
Epilogue : Individuals exonerated from death row
Appendix A : New York Times capital punishment coverage, 1960 to 2005
Appendix B : Description of data
Notes
References
Index.