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Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook

Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook

Kronenwetter, Michael

Hardcover

Series: Contemporary World Issues (Hardcover)

CriminologyGeneral Law

ISBN10: 1576074323
ISBN13: 9781576074329
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Published: Dec 7 2001
Pages: 384
Weight: 1.38
Height: 0.98 Width: 6.66 Depth: 8.98
Language: English

This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic.

Capital Punishment focuses on the use of the death penalty in the United States, its international status, and how foreign developments affect the country. It includes a history, a discussion of the controversies surrounding the death penalty, updated biographical sketches, and statistics. Key documents include the U.S. Supreme Court decision affirming capital punishment, a key dissent, Charles Dickens' 19th century view of the guillotine, and various papal and European Union decrees. It also includes a chronology, organizations, websites with further information, and an annotated bibliography.

In this updated survey, a thorough overview of capital punishment, author Michael Kronenwetter reveals interesting facts, for example, under Roman law, death was the penalty for publishing insulting songs and disturbing the city's peace.

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