Justice in the shadow of death
Subtitle: rethinking capital and lesser punishments
By: Michael Davis.
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
Published: 1996
Place of publication: Lanham, Md
Language: eng
Number of pages: 293
Subjects: Capital punishment -- United States -- Moral and ethical aspects.; Punishment -- United States.; Criminal justice, Administration of -- United States.
Description: With wide public support in 1994, Congress established more than sixty new capital crimes. In Justice in the Shadow of Death, Davis argues that, if the United States is ever to join the majority of the world in abolishing capital punishment, opponents of the death penalty must make a stronger philosophical case against it. He systematically dissects the arguments in favor of capital punishment and demonstrates why they are philosophically superior to opposing arguments.

Justice in the Shadow of Death is an important book for philosophers, political theorists, policy analysts, and criminal justice specialists.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-290) and index.