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The death penalty : a reference handbook / Joseph A. Melusky and Keith A. Pesto.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Melusky, Joseph Anthony.
- Series:
- Contemporary world issues.
- Contemporary world issues
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Capital punishment--United States.
- Capital punishment.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 372 pages) : illustrations.
- Distribution:
- London : Bloomsbury Publishing, 2024
- Place of Publication:
- Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, [2017]
- Summary:
- This book examines the history of capital punishment in the United States; describes the significant issues, events, and cases; and addresses the controversies and legal issues surrounding the practice. It presents both sides on whether capital punishment should continue or be abolished, looking at the evidence regarding whether it is necessary for carrying out justice and deterring violent crime or whether it is inhumane, ineffective, biased in its application, and costly.
- Contents:
- 1. Background and history
- 2. Problems, controversies, and solutions
- 3. Perspectives
- 4. Profiles
- 5. Data and documents
- 6. Resources
- 7. Chronology.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- ISBN:
- 9798400638343
- 9798216072348
- OCLC:
- 984512232
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