عنوان

Capital punishment /

0737701404 (pbk. : alk. paper)

0737701412 (lib. : alk. paper)

9780737701401 (pbk. : alk. paper)

9780737701418 (lib. : alk. paper)

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Capital punishment /

[Book]

Mary E. Williams, book editor.

San Diego :

Greenhaven Press,

2000.

160 p. ;

25 cm.

Current controversies

Includes bibliographical references (p. 151-153) and index.

Ch. 1. Is capital punishment ethical? -- Yes, capital punishment is ethical: Capital punishment is moral / Robert James Bidinotto -- Capital punishment is reasonable / David Gelernter -- Capital punishment is not barbaric / Don Feder -- The state has a right to execute violent criminals / Deal Hudson -- No, capital punishment is not ethical: Capital punishment is not morally justified / Mark Costanzo -- Execution is inhumane / Robert Johnson -- Capital punishment undermines the sacredness of life / the Permanent Deacons of Paterson, New Jersey -- Ch. 2. Is capital punishment administered fairly? -- The death penalty and fairness: an overview / Mary H. Cooper -- Capital punishment is applied unfairly / Jesse Jackson Sr. and Jesse Jackson Jr. -- Racism influences death-sentence decisions / Michael B. Ross -- The litigation process for capital defendants is unfair / Individual Rights and Responsibilities Death Penalty Committee -- Reforms are needed to prevent the execution of innocent people / Craig Aaron -- Claims about the unfairness of capital punishment are unfounded / Michael Levin -- Capital punishment is not applied unfairly to blacks / Jeff Jacoby -- Unfair application of capital punishment does not justify abolishing it / Louis P. Pojman -- The death penalty should be carried out more promptly / David Frum.

Ch. 3. Is capital punishment an effective deterrent to crime? -- The death penalty and deterrence: an overview / Richard L. Worsnop -- Yes, capital punishment deters crime: Capital punishment is a deterrent / George E. Pataki -- Society needs the death penalty to deter murderers / William Tucker -- Executions reduce the murder rate / George H. Cullins -- No, capital punishment does not deter crime: Capital punishment is not a deterrent / Sean O' Malley -- Capital punishment may cause violence to increase / Philip Brasfield -- Ch. 4. Should capital punishment be abolished? -- The death penalty should be abolished / Helen Prejean, interviewed by Vicki Quade -- The death penalty should be retained / Justice for All -- Capital punishment should not be applied unless absolutely necessary / Renato Martino -- Capital punishment deserves cautious support / James Nuechterlein -- Life without parole is preferable to the death penalty / Bob Herbert -- The death penalty is preferable to life without parole / Wesley Lowe -- Mentally disadvantaged killers should not be sentenced to death / Michael B. Ross -- The mental competence of a murderer can be difficult to determine / Sam Howe Verhovek.

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Authors explore the subject of capital punishment and the possibility of wrongful executions as well as giving arguments on the ethics, fairness, and deterrent effects of the death penalty.

Capital punishment-- Moral and ethical aspects-- United States.

Capital punishment-- United States.

Discrimination in capital punishment-- United States.

Williams, Mary E.,1960-

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