Lethal injection [electronic resource] : capital punishment in Texas during the modern era / Jon Sorensen and Rocky LeAnn Pilgrim ; foreword by Evan J. Mandery.
2006
HV8699.U6 S67 2006eb
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Lethal injection [electronic resource] : capital punishment in Texas during the modern era / Jon Sorensen and Rocky LeAnn Pilgrim ; foreword by Evan J. Mandery.
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1st ed.
ISBN
0292712642 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292713010 (pbk. : alk. paper)
0292713010 (pbk. : alk. paper)
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Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2006.
Language
English
Description
xi, 222 p. : ill. ; 23 cm.
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HV8699.U6 S67 2006eb
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364.66/09764
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index.
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Pilgrim, Rocky LeAnn, 1978-
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Table of Contents
The modern era
Deterrence : does it prevent others from committing murder?
Incapacitation : does it keep them from killing again?
Retribution : do they deserve to die?
Administration : is the death penalty carried out impartially, reliably, and efficiently?
Conclusion.
Deterrence : does it prevent others from committing murder?
Incapacitation : does it keep them from killing again?
Retribution : do they deserve to die?
Administration : is the death penalty carried out impartially, reliably, and efficiently?
Conclusion.