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The death of the American death penalty : states still leading the way / Larry W. Koch, Colin Wark, John F. Galliher.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Koch, Larry Wayne, 1946-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capital punishment--United States--States.
- Capital punishment.
- Criminal law--United States--States.
- Criminal law.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (255 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- Boston : Northeastern University Press, c2012.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- An up-to-date study of state-level developments regarding the death penalty
- Contents:
- Death penalty debates in traditional abolitionist jurisdictions
- The New York State death penalty debate
- The abolition of capital punishment in New Jersey
- The abolition of capital punishment in New Mexico
- The abolition of capital punishment in Illinois
- The recurring life and death of death penalty legislation in Kansas
- Recent death penalty abolition near misses in New England : New Hampshire and Connecticut
- Recent abolition near misses : Nebraska and Maryland
- De facto abolition states
- Opposition to capital punishment in the South and Texas
- Summary and conclusion : the death penalty on a downhill slop.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 1-280-69874-8
- 9786613675705
- 1-55553-782-0
- OCLC:
- 795706976
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