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.
0763733083 (casebound) RM321.40
Capital punishment--United States. Capital punishment--Moral and ethical aspects.