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Capital punishment : cruel and unusual?
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Capital punishment : cruel and unusual?

Author: Kimberly Masters Evans; Gale Group.; Information Plus (Firm : Wylie, Tex.)
Publisher: Detroit, Mi. : Gale, Cengage Learning, ©2008.
Series: The information series on current topics; Information Plus reference series
Edition/Format: Book : English
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Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Kimberly Masters Evans; Gale Group.; Information Plus (Firm : Wylie, Tex.)
ISBN: 9781414407470 1414407475
OCLC Number: 226372646
Notes: Formerly published by: Information Plus.
Description: vii, 151 p. ; 28 cm.
Contents: A continuing conflict-a history of capital punishment in the United States -- Supreme Court rulings-constitutionality of the death penalty, guidelines for judges and juries, jury selection, and sentencing procedures -- Supreme Court rulings-circumstances that do and do not warrant the death penalty, right to effective counsel, appeals based on new evidence, and constitutionality of execution methods -- Supreme Court rulings-mitigating circumstances, youth, insanity, mental retardation, the admissibility of victim impact statements, and the influence of race in capital cases -- Death penalty laws: offenses, sentences, appeals and execution methods -- Statistics: death sentences, capital case costs, and executions -- Issues of fairness: racial bias and quality of legal representation -- Exonerations, moratoriums,and reforms -- Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- Capital punishment around the world -- The debate-capital punishment should be maintained -- The debate-capital punishment should be abolished.
Series Title: The information series on current topics; Information Plus reference series
Other Titles: Capital punishment 2008.
Responsibility: Kim Masters Evans.

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