Death Penalty - What''s Keeping It Alive

In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive an award-winning criminal defense attorney turns a critical eye towards the death penalty in America. Filled with gripping case studies, the book analyzes why the death penalty remains active in most states in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system.

Sommario

Dedication Acknowledgments Historical Timeline of the Death Penalty Countries with and without the Death Penalty States with and without the Death Penalty Preface 1: The Death Penalty Yesterday and Today 2: Moral and Religious Underpinnings of the Death Penalty 3: The Media as a Messenger of Death 4: The Death Penalty as a Political Tool 5: The Failure and Fate of Capital Punishment

Info autore

By Andrea D. Lyon

Riassunto

In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping it Alive an award-winning criminal defense attorney turns a critical eye towards the death penalty in America. Filled with gripping case studies, the book analyzes why the death penalty remains active in most states in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system.

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Andrea D Lyon, Andrea D. Lyon, Lyon Andrea D.
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 06.01.2015
• EAN: 9781442232679
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-3267-9
• Pagine: 174
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia > Teorie sociologiche; USA, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Violence in Society, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, United States of America, USA, Violence in society, Penology and punishment, Penology & punishment, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Violence and abuse in society, DEATH PENALTY