Contributor
Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Imprint:San Diego : Greenhaven Press, 2005.
Description174 p. ; 24 cm.
Note:"The Current Controversies series examines today's most important social and political issues. Each volume presents a diverse selection of primary sources representing all sides of the debate in question."--Back cover
Note:Ch. 1. Is capital punishment ethical? --Capital punishment is just / Dudley Sharp --Capital punishment grants reasonable retribution / Burton M. Leiser --Capital punishment is not immoral / Antonin Scalia --Capital punishment is necessary / Andrew Jones --Capital punishment cannot be justified / Sunil Dutta --Capital punishment does not grant reasonable retribution / Marvin E. Wolfgang --Capital punishment is immoral / Camille D'Arienzo --Capital punishment harms society / John D. Bessler --Execution is inhumane / Robert Murray --Ch. 2. Is capital punishment administered fairly? --Capital punishment and fairness : an overview / Kenneth Jost --Capital punishment is applied unfairly / Steven W. Hawkins --Error pervades the U.S. capital punishment system / James S. Liebman et al. --Racism influences the administration of the death penalty / Jan Boudart --Capital punishment should be reformed to protect the innocent / Patrick Leahy --The mentally disadvantaged should not be sentenced to death / Michael B. Ross --Abolitionists distort data to make capital punishment seem unfair / Michael Tremoglie --Reports about errors in the U.S. capital punishment system are biased / Paul G. Cassell --Racism does not influence the administration of the death penalty / John Perazzo --Claims about innocents on death row are exaggerated / Ramesh Ponnuru --The mentally retarded should not be exempt from the death penalty / Samuel Francis --Ch. 3. Is capital punishment an effective deterrent to crime? --Capital punishment is a deterrent / Paul H. Rubin --Executions deter felony murders / William Tucker --Capital punishment protects innocent lives / Jeff Jacoby --The death penalty is the ultimate deterrent / Neil Clark --Capital punishment is not a deterrent / John Bloom --Capital punishment exacerbates violence / Robert Grant --The theory that capital punishment deters crime is flawed / Ernest Partridge --Ch. 4. Should capital punishment be reformed? --Capital punishment should be abolished / Progressive --Capital punishment should be reformed / Scott Turow --Capital punishment should be temporarily suspended / Russ Feingold --Capital punishment should be retained / Ernest van den Haag --Life imprisonment is referable to the death penalty / Citizens United for Alternatives to the Death Penalty --The death penalty is preferable to life imprisonment / Gregory Kane --Postconviction DNA testing should be encouraged / Tim O'Brien --Postconviction DNA testing should not be encouraged / Peter Roff --Executions should be televised / George J. Bryjak --Executions should not be televised / Sally Peters.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.
