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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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