Using a question-and-answer format, this engaging text discusses the process of capital punishment as well as the personal experiences of those to whom it is applied and those who conduct the executions. Myths and misconceptions are explored.
Based on teaching a course on capital punishment and witnessing executions, Gillespie (Weber State College) presents issues in the US debate over the death penalty in question-and-answer format. This supplementary text includes discussion questions, a death row inmate's perspective, illustrations of execution methods (even for animals in the past!)