Capital punishment : theory and practice of the ultimage penalty / Virgina Leigh Hatch, Bowie State University, Anthony Walsh, Bowie State University.

Author: Hatch, Virgina Leigh, author.

Imprint:New York : Oxford University Press, [2016]

Descriptionxiv, 352 pages ; 24 cm

Note:Why do we punish : the origin and purpose of punishment -- History of the death penalty in the United States : past and present -- The foundational cases : Furman to Stanford -- The foundational cases : Atkins to Baze -- The death penalty and public opinion -- Methods of execution -- Deterrence and the death penalty -- The death penalty and special populations : race, gender, age, and mental capacity -- Modern science and the death penalty -- Wrongful convictions and the death penalty -- The financial burden of the death penalty and other collateral costs -- The death penalty : the federal, military, and international perspective.

Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references and index.

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