Capital punishment
Subtitle: a balanced examination
By: Evan J. Mandery.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Jones and Bartlett Publishers
Published: 2005
Place of publication: Sudbury, Mass
Language: eng
Number of pages: 700
Subjects: Capital punishment -- United States.; Capital punishment -- Moral and ethical aspects.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Retribution; title: Religion; title: Deterrence; title: Brutalization; title: Incapacitation; title: Cost; title: Innocence; title: Arbitrariness; title: Mitigating evidence; title: Proportionality and rape; title: Felony-murderers; title: Juveniles; title: The mentally retarded; title: The insane; title: Racism; title: Victim impact evidence; title: Capital juries; title: Sentencing alternatives; title: Trial counsel; title: Federal habeas corpus and innocence; title: The length of capital appeals; title: Televised executions; title: Clemency; title: The moratorium movement; title: International law; title: The future.