Download or read book The Effect of Capital Punishment on Jurors Willingness to Convict written by Jonathan L. Freedman and published by . This book was released on 1987 with total page 48 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Debating the Death Penalty Should America Have Capital Punishment The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Best Case written by Hugo Adam Bedau Professor of Philosophy Tufts University (Emeritus) and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2004-02-05 with total page 270 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: When 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 he 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.

Download or read book The Case Against the Death Penalty written by Hugo Adam Bedau and published by . This book was released on 1984 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

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Download or read book DeathQuest written by Robert M. Bohm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2010-04-07 with total page 496 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The first true textbook on the death penalty, this text provides an exhaustive introduction, starting with its history and taking the reader through the facts, issues, opinions and controversies surrounding capital punishment. The author’s motivation has been to understand what motivates the "deathquest" of the American people, leading a large percentage of the public to support the death penalty. The book will educate readers so that whatever their death penalty opinions are, they are informed ones. Discussion questions accompany each chapter. Appendix contains ABA guidelines for appointment and performance of defense counsel in death penalty cases.

Download or read book Challenging Capital Punishment written by Kenneth C. Haas and published by SAGE Publications, Incorporated. This book was released on 1988-09 with total page 312 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Challenging Capital Punishment, Haas and Inciardi reveal the persistence of myth and misinformation in the death penalty debate. They suggest that the debate needs to be based on scholarly analysis and scientific scrutiny. They therefore bring together social scientists and legal scholars who assess the validity of objections to the death penalty.

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Download or read book Death Penalty Cases written by Barry Latzer and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 1998 with total page 280 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Appendice includes: Facts and figures on murder and the death penalty.

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Download or read book The Death Penalty in the Nineties written by Welsh S. White and published by University of Michigan Press. This book was released on 1991 with total page 238 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: An up-to-date examination of legal changes and shifting attitudes surrounding capital punishment

Download or read book The Death Penalty Today written by Robert M. Bohm and published by CRC Press. This book was released on 2008-04-11 with total page 242 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Respected for his evenhanded contributions to the death penalty debate, editor Robert Bohm calls upon experts to address legal, empirical, political, and philosophical aspects of capital punishment. The first of two sections focuses on miscarriages of justice, including errors in conviction and possible remedies. It reviews potential causes of wrongful conviction, considers the responsibility of the state for reintegration of the wrongfully convicted, and debates the humanity of lethal injections. The next section considers the first amendment and governmental accountability, reveals the phenomenon of consensual executions as assisted suicide, and evaluates the curious dichotomy in logic between the reviled practice of lynching and government-sanctioned executions.

Download or read book In Spite of Innocence written by Michael L. Radelet and published by UPNE. This book was released on 1992 with total page 422 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The stories of some 400 innocent Americans who were falsely convicted of capital crimes.

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Download or read book For Capital Punishment written by Walter Berns and published by New York : Basic Books. This book was released on 1979-06-07 with total page 232 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution.

Download or read book Courting Death written by Carol S. Steiker and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 2016-11-07 with total page 401 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Before constitutional regulation -- The Supreme Court steps in -- The invisibility of race in the constitutional revolution -- Between the Supreme Court and the states -- The failures of regulation -- An unsustainable system? -- Recurring patterns in constitutional regulation -- The future of the American death penalty -- Life after death