The death penalty : debating the moral, legal, and political issues / edited by Robert M. Baird, Stu...
The death penalty : debating the moral, legal, and political issues / edited by Robert M. Baird, Stu...
The death penalty : debating the moral, legal, and political issues / edited by Robert M. Baird, Stuart E. Rosenbaum.
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Date
2011.
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N364.66097/10
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Language
English
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Physical content
379 p. : ill. ; 21 cm.
Contents
History of the death penalty, Death Penalty Information Center -- Death sentences and executions in 2008, summary report, Amnesty International -- Number of executions as of March 12, 2009 by state since 1976, Death Penalty Information Center -- The morality of anger, Walter Berns [retained from ear...
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Publisher
Amherst, N.Y. : Prometheus Books, 2011.
Place of Publication
New York (State)
Date Published
2011.
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Summary
"Does capital punishment act as a deterrent to the commission of certain crimes? Is state-sponsored execution of criminals abhorrent to the standards of civilized society? Should the death penalty be outlawed as a violation of the Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution, which prohibits cruel and unusual punishment? Should it be outlawed because of...
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The death penalty : debating the moral, legal, and political issues / edited by Robert M. Baird, Stuart E. Rosenbaum.
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Includes bibliographical references.
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N364.66097/10
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74VvvGbG7lOg
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvvGbG7lOg
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ISBN
1591027608 (pbk.)
9781591027607 (pbk.)
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364.660973
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991007552879702626
