The ultimate coercive sanction
Subtitle: a cross-cultural study of capital punishment
By: Keith F. Otterbein.
Publisher: HRAF Press
Published: 1986
Place of publication: New Haven, Conn
Language: eng
Number of pages: 164
Subjects: Capital punishment -- Cross-cultural studies.
Description: Concludes that nearly all cultures have the death penalty; examines the crimes for which death is considered appropriate; and discusses group survival theory, confrontation theory and political legitimacy theory to explain the prevalence of capital punishment.
Notes: Bibliography: p. 121-130.
Includes index.