Rudolph J. Gerber and John M. Johnson ; foreword by Helen Prejean.
Westport, Conn. :
Praeger,
2007.
1 online resource (xix, 235 pages)
Also available in print version.
Title from PDF title page (viewed Jan. 22, 2009).
Includes bibliographical references (pages 227-229) and index.
Introduction -- Death penalty history and the myth of community bonding -- The myth of the rule of law in capital cases -- The myth of equal justice -- The myth of deterrence -- The myth of fidelity to the Constitution -- The myth of humane execution -- The myth of closure -- The myth of retribution -- The myth of effective crime control -- The myth of the dedicated public servant -- Conclusion.
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Systematically dismantles proponents' arguments, one by one, demonstrating why the death penalty is wrong and why capital punishment does not work.