The Question Of Capital Punishment
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The Question Of Capital Punishment
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Author :
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1981
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The Hanging Question
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Author : Howard League for Penal Reform
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Release Date : 1969
The Hanging Question written by Howard League for Penal Reform and has been published by Bloomsbury Academic this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1969 with Social Science categories.
Debating The Death Penalty
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Author : Hugo Adam Bedau
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Release Date : 2005-03-24
Debating The Death Penalty written by Hugo Adam Bedau and has been published by Oxford University Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005-03-24 with Law categories.
When news breaks that a convicted murderer, released from prison, has killed again, or that an innocent person has escaped the death chamber in light of new DNA evidence, arguments about capital punishment inevitably heat up. Few controversies continue to stir as much emotion as this one, and public confusion is often the result. This volume brings together seven experts--judges, lawyers, prosecutors, and philosophers--to debate the death penalty in a spirit of open inquiry and civil discussion. Here, as the contributors present their reasons for or against capital punishment, the multiple facets of the issue are revealed in clear and thought-provoking detail. Is the death penalty a viable deterrent to future crimes? Does the imposition of lesser penalties, such as life imprisonment, truly serve justice in cases of the worst offences? Does the legal system discriminate against poor or minority defendants? Is the possibility of executing innocent persons sufficient grounds for abolition? In confronting such questions and making their arguments, the contributors marshal an impressive array of evidence, both statistical and from their own experiences working on death penalty cases. The book also includes the text of Governor George Ryan's March 2002 speech in which he explained why he had commuted the sentences of all prisoners on Illinois's death row. By representing the viewpoints of experts who face the vexing questions about capital punishment on a daily basis, Debating the Death Penalty makes a vital contribution to a more nuanced understanding of the moral and legal problems underlying this controversy.
Capital Punishment
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Author : James A. McCafferty
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
Capital Punishment written by James A. McCafferty and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with Social Science categories.
Numerous people face legal execution in the United States. Their presence in death rows throughout the country refutes a basic premise of our judicial system, for the use of capital punishment denies the existence of universal rehabilitation. There is another paradox-juries continue to sentence men and women to death; yet few ever get executed. Whether one is for or against capital punishment, one cannot approach the issue without deep emotion and conviction. James McCafferty provides an even-tempered, eminently reasonable discussion of the issue with balanced commentary from both sides of the debate. McCafferty presents not only empirical data and analyses of the nature of capital punishment, but provides perspectives on the larger issues of our approach to lawbreakers and their rehabilitation. The claims of both those who want to retain capital punishment and those who want to abolish it are included. The arguments consider whether capital punishment deters crime as well as the question of discrimination. A wealth of references, an extremely useful bibliography, and a final chapter delineating the legal issues facing the courts at the time the book was originally published in 1972 complete this unusually incisive and balanced study. Capital Punishment remains an important volume in the field of criminal justice. It seeks to educate rather than propagandize. It is intended for use in numerous courses in sociology and political science as well as in law schools. Anyone wishing to gain a perspective on what remains a controversial issue more than thirty years later would be well advised to study this work by world-class scholars.
A Life For A Life
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Author : Ernest Gowers
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1956
A Life For A Life written by Ernest Gowers and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1956 with Capital punishment categories.
Capital Punishment
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Author : Evan J. Mandery
language : en
Publisher: Jones & Bartlett Learning
Release Date : 2005
Capital Punishment written by Evan J. Mandery and has been published by Jones & Bartlett Learning this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2005 with Law categories.
An innovative, comprehensive overview of capital punishment. This book offers an objective, policy-oriented examination of the death penalty as practiced in the United States.
Death Penalty A Punishment Or Problem
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Author : Dr Ashutosh Mishra
language : en
Publisher: Namya Press
Release Date : 2021-07-05
Death Penalty A Punishment Or Problem written by Dr Ashutosh Mishra and has been published by Namya Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2021-07-05 with Biography & Autobiography categories.
The death penalty, otherwise called capital punishment, is an administration authorised practice whereby the State executes an individual as a punishment for a crime. The sentence requesting that somebody is penalised in such a way is alluded to as a death sentence, though the demonstration of such a sentence is known as an execution. A prisoner who has been sentenced to death and is anticipating execution is alluded to as condemned, and is said in certain nations to be on "death row". Violations that are deserving of death are known as capital crimes, capital offences or capital felonies, and changes according to jurisdiction, yet in most of the circumstances involve heinous attacks, for example, murder, mass homicide, aggravated cases of rape, child assault, child sexual abuse, terrorism, treason, espionage, sedition, offences against the State, for example, endeavouring to overthrow the government, airplane hijacking, drug dealing, and drug possession, violations against humanity and slaughter, and sometimes, the cruelest act of recidivism and exasperated robbery. Deterrence is presumably the most generally communicated reason for the death penalty. The pith of the theory is that the danger of being executed later on will be adequate to make a critical number of individuals avoid from committing an appalling crime they had in any case planned. Deterrence isn't mainly worried about the anticipation of further killing by a previously convicted death penalty defendant. That falls under the subject of incapacitation. Retentionists of Capital Punishment believe that capital punishment is essential to preserve stability in the world because it serves as a deterrent to potential offenders. In the beginning, public opinion was still in favour of capital punishment rather than life imprisonment. The objective of this research article is to find out whether death penalty is a problem or a punishment for society.
Deterrence And The Death Penalty
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Author : National Research Council
language : en
Publisher: National Academies Press
Release Date : 2012-05-26
Deterrence And The Death Penalty written by National Research Council and has been published by National Academies Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2012-05-26 with Law categories.
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, conclusions. Some studies have concluded that the threat of capital punishment deters murders, saving large numbers of lives; other studies have concluded that executions actually increase homicides; still others, that executions have no effect on murder rates. Commentary among researchers, advocates, and policymakers on the scientific validity of the findings has sometimes been acrimonious. Against this backdrop, the National Research Council report Deterrence and the Death Penalty assesses whether the available evidence provides a scientific basis for answering questions of if and how the death penalty affects homicide rates. This new report from the Committee on Law and Justice concludes that research to date on the effect of capital punishment on homicide rates is not useful in determining whether the death penalty increases, decreases, or has no effect on these rates. The key question is whether capital punishment is less or more effective as a deterrent than alternative punishments, such as a life sentence without the possibility of parole. Yet none of the research that has been done accounted for the possible effect of noncapital punishments on homicide rates. The report recommends new avenues of research that may provide broader insight into any deterrent effects from both capital and noncapital punishments.
Capital Punishment In Japan
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Author : Petra Schmidt
language : en
Publisher: BRILL
Release Date : 2002
Capital Punishment In Japan written by Petra Schmidt and has been published by BRILL this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2002 with Law categories.
This book provides an overview of capital punishment in Japan in a legal, historical, social, cultural and political context. It provides new insights into the system, challenges traditional views and arguments and seeks the real reasons behind the retention of capital punishment in Japan.
Capital Punishment New Perspectives
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Author : Peter Hodgkinson
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2016-04-08
Capital Punishment New Perspectives written by Peter Hodgkinson and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2016-04-08 with Social Science categories.
This collection asks questions about the received wisdom of the debate about capital punishment. Woven through the book, questions are asked of, and remedies proposed for, a raft of issues identified as having been overlooked in the traditional discourse. It provides a long overdue review of the disparate groups and strategies that lay claim to abolitionism. The authors argue that capital litigators should use their skills challenging the abuses not just of process, but of the conditions in which the condemned await their fate, namely prison conditions, education, leisure, visits, medical services, etc. In the aftermath of successful constitutional challenges it is the beneficiaries (arguably those who are considered successes, having been ’saved’ from the death penalty and now serving living death penalties of one sort or another) who are suffering the cruel and inhumane alternative. Part I of the book offers a selection of diverse, nuanced examinations of death penalty phenomena, scrutinizing complexities frequently omitted from the narrative of academics and activists. It offers a challenging and comprehensive analysis of issues critical to the abolition debate. Part II offers examinations of countries usually absent from academic analysis to provide an understanding of the status of the debate locally, with opportunities for wider application.