End of Its Rope - How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice

Today, death sentences in the U.S. are as rare as lethal lightning strikes. Brandon Garrett shows us the reasons why, and explains what the failed death penalty experiment teaches about the effect of inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments throughout the criminal justice system.

About the author

Brandon L. Garrett is the L. Neil Williams, Jr., Professor of Law at Duke University School of Law.

Summary

Today, death sentences in the U.S. are as rare as lethal lightning strikes. Brandon Garrett shows us the reasons why, and explains what the failed death penalty experiment teaches about the effect of inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments throughout the criminal justice system.

Product details

• Authors: Brandon L Garrett, Brandon L. Garrett, Garrett Brandon L.
• Publisher: Harvard University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.09.2017
• EAN: 9780674970991
• ISBN: 978-0-674-97099-1
• No. of pages: 344
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Philosophy > General, dictionaries; Non-fiction book > History > Miscellaneous; Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; USA, Law, HISTORY / United States / 21st Century, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, LAW / Legal History, HISTORY / United States / State & Local / General, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal justice law, Ethical Issues: Capital Punishment