Death Penalty on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents (On Trial) - Hardcover

Gershman, Gary

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 185109606X ISBN 13: 9781851096060

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2005

Synopsis

An extensive survey of the pros and cons, evolution, and current issues surrounding one of the hottest topics in today's social debates. * Entries on critical events; issues such as race, age, and evidence of innocence; and individuals like Velma Barfield, the first woman executed after the reinstatement of the death penalty * Chronology of the most important events in the legal history of capital punishment, including Atkins v. Virginia, a case involving the execution of people with mental disabilities

About this title

Review:

"Sharp, informative, well organized, and well documented, this would be an asset to any collection." - Library Journal

"A useful source for public and academic libraries." - American Reference Books Annual

Synopsis:

This handbook sifts through the rhetoric, politics and emotion that characterize one of the most discussed, yet least understood issues in 21st century America. Placing the death penalty in a historical perspective, this introduction explains the legal theory that has perpetuated it.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 185109606X
• ISBN 13: 9781851096060
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 282