Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States - Hardcover

Louis J. Palmer

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786432632 ISBN 13: 9780786432639

Publisher: McFarland & Co, 2008

Synopsis

In this updated encyclopedia are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its inception through 2006, including summaries of more than 40 cases decided since publication of the first edition. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion. Entries on jurisdictions cite present-day death penalty laws and judicial structure, with synopses of common and unique features. Also included are entries on famous and lesser known U.S. capital prosecutions; organizations that support and oppose capital punishment; capital punishment's impact on persons of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American descent, on women, and on foreign nationals; and the various methods of execution.

About this title

Review:

Recommended - Choice.

About the Author:

Louis J. Palmer, Jr., an attorney for the West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, is the author of numerous reference works on criminal justice. He lives in Pocatalico, West Virginia.

About this edition

• Publisher: McFarland & Co
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0786432632
• ISBN 13: 9780786432639
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 631