Capital punishment : a balanced examination - Mandery, Evan J. (Sudbury, Mass. : Jones and Bartlett Publishers, 2005)
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.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 669-678) and index.
Keywords: Capital punishment -- United States; Capital punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects