Voices of the death penalty debate : a citizen's guide to capital punishment / by Russell G. Murphy.
2010
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Author
Title
Voices of the death penalty debate : a citizen's guide to capital punishment / by Russell G. Murphy.
Published
Lake Mary, FL : Vandeplas Pub., [2010]
Copyright
©2010
Call Number
K5104 .M87 2010
ISBN
1600421083
9781600421082
9781600421082
Description
xii, 315 pages ; 24 cm
System Control No.
(OCoLC)637520065
Summary
"Through the statements of witnesses who testified at historic hearings in New York between December 2004 and February 2005, [the book] seeks to educate a national and international citizenry about capital punishment. ... present[ing] the essential facts relating to the death penalty and the major categories of debate over capital punishment worldwide"--Introd.
Note
"May 2010"--Title page verso.
Bibliography, etc. Note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 303-315).
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Table of Contents
Introduction
ix
Note on Format and Style
xi
ch. One
Death Penalty Facts and Figures
1
ch. Two
Understanding the Law - Basic Constitutional Principles
5
ch. Three
Justifications for Capital Punishment
11
Retribution
13
Deterrence
55
Incapacitation and Rehabilitation
98
ch. Four
Costs and the Prosecutorial Process
109
ch. Five
Special Problems - Race and Mental Illness
153
Race
153
Mental Illness
191
ch. Six
Innocence
211
ch. Seven
The International Perspective
281
Conclusion
293
Appendix A: Index to Witness Statements
295
Appendix B: Assembly Committee Chairs and Appearances
302
Notes
303