The Death Penalty
by Jean Alicia Elster
Publication Date: Sep 17, 2004
List Price: $42.15
Format: Library Binding, 237 pages
Classification: Nonfiction
Target Age Group: Middle Grade
ISBN13: 9780737719116
Imprint: Greenhaven
Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing
Parent Company: Greenhaven Publishing
Library Binding Description:
The death penalty — and the many issues and concerns that emanate from the topic — has been a part of the fiber of the American criminal justice system since colonial days. This volume explores the history of capital punishment in America from the 17th century to the present while covering such timely topics as cruel and unusual punishment, deterrence, race and gender discrimination, the morality of state-sanctioned killing, and protecting the innocent defendant.
The death penalty — and the many issues and concerns that emanate from the topic — has been a part of the fiber of the American criminal justice system since colonial days. This volume explores the history of capital punishment in America from the 17th century to the present while covering such timely topics as cruel and unusual punishment, deterrence, race and gender discrimination, the morality of state-sanctioned killing, and protecting the innocent defendant.
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