Mandery, Evan J.

Capital punishment : a balanced examination / Evan J. Mandery. - Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005. - xl, 700 p. : ill. ; 27 cm. - Criminal justice illuminated .

Includes bibliographical references (p. 669-678) and index.

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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Capital punishment--United States.
Capital punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.