A Life for a Life

Name: A Life for a Life
Brand: McFarland
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By Burkhead, Michael Dow

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Providing a new look at the intense public debate surrounding the death penalty in the United States, this book explores the various trends in public opinion that influence crime prevention efforts, create public policy, and reform criminal law. It examines eight core issues about the use of execution: cruel and unusual punishment, discrimination, deterrence, due process, culpability, scripture, innocence, and justice. It provides a brief history of capital punishment in the United States from the earliest known execution at the Jamestown Colony in 1608 to executions occurring as recently as 2008. Additional topics include the regionalization of capital punishment sentences, the spiritual and scriptural debate over the death penalty, the role of DNA evidence in modern execution sentences, and the ongoing effects of Furman v. Georgia, McClesky v. Kemp, Baze v. Rees, and other related court rulings.

Product details

Binding:

Paperback

Edition:

illustrated

Number of Pages:

216

Release Date:

2009-10-15

Publication Date:

2009-08-06

Publisher:

McFarland

Languages:

Original: English

ISBN10:

078643368X

ISBN13:

9780786433681

GPSR Manufacturer Reference:

[email protected]

Minimum Reading Age:

18

Weight:

358 g

Height:

152 cm

Width:

229 cm

Thickness:

13 cm

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