Stay of Execution - Saving the Death Penalty From Itself

Informationen zum Autor Charles Lane Klappentext The United States stands alone as the only Western democracy that still practices capital punishment. Yet the American death penalty has gone into noticeable decline, with annual death sentences and executions dwindling steadily in recent years. In Stay of Execution , Charles Lane offers a fresh analysis of this unexpected trend and its moral and political implications. Countering conventional wisdom that attributes the death penalty's decline to public rejection of the "ultimate sanction," he shows that it is instead related to the ebbing of violent crime itself. The death penalty is not only more popular than critics claim; it is also less flawed by wrongful executions or racial bias. Lane argues that capital punishment should be preserved, while proposing major reforms to address its real inequities and inconsistencies. Inhaltsverzeichnis Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Chapter 1: The Disappearance of Death? Chapter 3 Chapter 2: The Case Against the Case Against the Death Penalty Chapter 4 Chapter 3: The Case Against the Case for the Death Penalty Chapter 5 Chapter 4: A Special Penalty for Special Cases Chapter 6 Acknowledgments Chapter 7 Endnotes Chapter 8 Index

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Charles Lane, Editorial Member
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 16.10.2010
• EAN: 9781442203785
• ISBN: 978-1-4422-0378-5
• Pagine: 160
• Serie: Hoover Studies in Politics, Ec; Hoover Studies in Politics, Ec
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Diritto > Diritto penale, diritto processuale penale, criminologia; LAW / Criminal Law / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Criminology, Criminal law & procedure, LAW / Criminal Law / Sentencing, Crime & criminology, Sentencing & punishment, Sentencing and punishment, Criminal law: procedure & offences, Criminal law: procedure and offences