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Capital punishment / Kim Masters Evans.

By: Evans, Kim Masters [author.].
Material type: TextTextSeries: Information Plus reference series: ; Gale virtual reference library: Publisher: Farmington Hills, Michigan : Gale, a Cengage Company, [2019]Copyright date: ©2019Edition: 2018 edition.General Notes: Includes index; Available through Gale e-books which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.Description: 1 online resource (viii, 173 pages) : illustrations, map.Content type: text Media type: computer Carrier type: online resourceISBN: 9781410325730; 1410325733.Subject(s): Capital punishment -- United States | Capital punishmentGenre/Form: Electronic books. DDC classification: 364.660973 Online resources: Access full-text materials at no charge:
Contents:
Ch. 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States -- ch. 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing -- ch. 3. The appeals process and other post-sentencing practices -- ch. 4. Execution methods -- ch. 5. Cost considerations -- ch. 6. Statistics : death sentences and executions -- ch. 7. Issues of fairness -- ch. 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- ch. 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- ch. 10. Capital punishment around the world -- ch. 11. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained -- ch. 12. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished.
Summary: This volume covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.
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Includes index.

Available through Gale e-books which can be found on the Davenport University Library database page.

Ch. 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States -- ch. 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing -- ch. 3. The appeals process and other post-sentencing practices -- ch. 4. Execution methods -- ch. 5. Cost considerations -- ch. 6. Statistics : death sentences and executions -- ch. 7. Issues of fairness -- ch. 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- ch. 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- ch. 10. Capital punishment around the world -- ch. 11. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained -- ch. 12. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished.

This volume covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.

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