Questioning capital punishment :
Acker, James R., 1951-
Questioning capital punishment : law, policy, and practice / James R. Acker. - xv, 400 pages ; 26 cm. - Criminology and justice studies series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-388) and index.
Retribution (just deserts) -- Deterrence -- Incapacitation, cost, and consideration for victims -- Capital punishment for murder : sentencing criteria and procedures -- Proportionality : offenses and offenders -- The new death-penalty laws in application : race discrimination and arbitrariness -- Defense attorneys and capital jurors -- Capital errors : procedural issues and actual innocence -- The final stages : death row, clemency, execution.
9780415639439 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415639433 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415639446 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415639441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013049185
Capital punishment--United States.
KF9227.C2 / A73 2014
364.660973
Questioning capital punishment : law, policy, and practice / James R. Acker. - xv, 400 pages ; 26 cm. - Criminology and justice studies series .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 361-388) and index.
Retribution (just deserts) -- Deterrence -- Incapacitation, cost, and consideration for victims -- Capital punishment for murder : sentencing criteria and procedures -- Proportionality : offenses and offenders -- The new death-penalty laws in application : race discrimination and arbitrariness -- Defense attorneys and capital jurors -- Capital errors : procedural issues and actual innocence -- The final stages : death row, clemency, execution.
9780415639439 (hardback : alk. paper) 0415639433 (hardback : alk. paper) 9780415639446 (pbk. : alk. paper) 0415639441 (pbk. : alk. paper)
2013049185
Capital punishment--United States.
KF9227.C2 / A73 2014
364.660973
