The Death Penalty: A Reference Handbook
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Melusky, Joseph and Pesto, Keith. The Death Penalty: A Reference Handbook. ABC-CLIO, 2017. ABC-CLIO, publisher.abc-clio.com/9781440845505.
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This book addresses the myriad controversies and examines the evidence regarding capital punishment in America. It answers questions regarding topics like the efficacy of capital punishment in deterring violent crime, the risks of mistakes, legal issues related to capital punishment, and the monetary costs of keeping inmates on death row.
• Presents "Perspectives" from various writers, allowing readers to consider opinions from many informed individuals—including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and professors—who are concerned with capital punishment• Supplies easy-to-understand information for general readers seeking to learn more about the history, purposes, effects, methods, and costs of capital punishment
• Provides a balanced, objective discussion of the arguments and complex issues regarding capital punishment, enabling readers to reach their own opinions and conclusions
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Table of Contents
The Death Penalty: A Reference Handbook
Author(s): Melusky, Joseph; Pesto, Keith;Contributors: Melusky, Joseph; Pesto, Keith;Abstract:This book addresses the myriad controversies and examines the evidence regarding capital punishment in America. It answers questions regarding topics like the efficacy of capital punishment in deterring violent crime, the risks of mistakes, legal issues related to capital punishment, and the monetary costs of keeping inmates on death row.
• Presents "Perspectives" from various writers, allowing readers to consider opinions from many informed individuals—including judges, prosecutors, defense attorneys, and professors—who are concerned with capital punishment• Supplies easy-to-understand information for general readers seeking to learn more about the history, purposes, effects, methods, and costs of capital punishment
• Provides a balanced, objective discussion of the arguments and complex issues regarding capital punishment, enabling readers to reach their own opinions and conclusions
SortTitle: death penalty: a reference handbookAuthor Info:Joseph A. MeluskyauthorKeith A. PestoauthoreISBN-13: 9781440845505Cover Image URL: ~~FreeAttachments/9781440845505.jpgPrint ISBN-13: 9781440845499Imprint: ABC-CLIOPages: 392Publication Date: 20170630Series: Contemporary World Issues- Cover Cover11
- Half Title i2
- Title v6
- Copyright vi7
- Dedication vii8
- Contents ix10
- Preface xv16
- Acknowledgments xvii18
- 1 Background and History 322
- Introduction 322
- The Death Penalty before It Was Capital Punishment 322
- How Did This History Affect Capital Punishment in the United States? 928
- So Why Does the Eighth Amendment Ban Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 1332
- How Did the Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment Become Linked to the Death Penalty? 2140
- Capital Punishment in the New Republic 2746
- The Due Process Clause of the Fourteenth Amendment Changes the Bill of Rights 3655
- So Does Due Process “Incorporate” a Ban on Cruel and Unusual Punishment? 4261
- References 5170
- 2 Problems, Controversies, and Solutions 5574
- Introduction 5574
- What Is the Constitutional Status of Capital Punishment? 5574
- The Supreme Court Expands “Cruel and Unusual” to Mean “Excessive” 6180
- The Supreme Court Bans and Restarts Capital Punishment in Furman v. Georgia (1972) and Gregg v. Georgia (1976) 6786
- Is the Death Penalty Available for Any Crime Other Than First-Degree Murder? 7190
- Is a Mandatory Death Penalty Ever Permissible? 7897
- Guiding the Jury’s Discretion 85104
- Mitigation 87106
- Age as a Mitigating Factor? Juveniles at the Supreme Court 92111
- Juveniles and Other Crimes: Are They a Guide to Future Cases? 97116
- Is First-Degree Murder Enough to Warrant the Death Penalty or Must There Be Aggravating Circumstances? 101120
- What Aggravating Factors Are Permissible? 103122
- Who Can Decide on the Death Penalty? 106125
- What Defendants Are Incapable of Deserving the Death Penalty? 111130
- How Can the Jury Be Selected? 113132
- The Role of Statistics 114133
- Victim Impact 116135
- In the End, How Can Executions Be Carried Out? 117136
- Life without Parole? 122141
- Conclusion and “Last” Words 122141
- References 123142
- 3 Perspectives 131150
- Introduction 131150
- Does the Death Penalty Deter Homicide? by Rudolph J. Gerber 132151
- The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished—For Very Practical Reasons by Richard C. Dieter 137156
- Capital Punishment Should Not Be Abolished in the United States by Brett R. Meltzer 145164
- Retaining the Death Penalty: Sociopolitical Support by Kim MacInnis 154173
- Gender and Capital Punishment by Elizabeth Rapaport 162181
- Death Row Exonerations and Conviction Integrity by John Rago 165184
- Capital Punishment and Public Confidence in the Criminal Justice System by Gov. Tom Corbett 169188
- 4 Profiles 175194
- Introduction 175194
- American Bar Association 175194
- American Law Institute 177196
- Antiterrorism and Effective Death Penalty Act of 1996 178197
- Bedau, Hugo Adam (1926–2012) 182201
- Blackmun, Justice Harry A. (1908–1999) 183202
- Brennan, Justice William J. (1906–1997) 186205
- Breyer, Justice Stephen (1938– ) 188207
- Federal Death Penalty Act (1994) 191210
- Innocence Protection Act (2004) 194213
- Kasi, Mir Aimal (1964–2002) 195214
- Kennedy, Justice Anthony (1936– ) 197216
- NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. 199218
- O’Connor, Justice Sandra Day (1930– ) 201220
- Powell, Justice Lewis F. (1907–1998) 203222
- Prejean, Sister Helen (1939– ) 205224
- Rehnquist, Chief Justice William H. (1924–2005) 207226
- Roberts, Chief Justice John (1955– ) 210229
- Scalia, Justice Antonin (1936–2016) 213232
- Sellin, Thorsten (1896–1994) 216235
- Soering, Jens (1966– ) 219238
- Stevens, Justice John Paul (1920– ) 220239
- Tucker, Karla Faye (1959–1998) 223242
- Van Den Haag, Ernest (1914–2002) 225244
- Vickers, Robert Wayne (“Bonzai Bob”) (1958–1999) 226245
- References 227246
- 5 Data and Documents 237256
- Introduction 237256
- Data 237256
- Table 5.1. Number of U.S. Executions since Gregg v. Georgia (1976) 238257
- Race and the Death Penalty 238257
- Table 5.2. Race of Executed Defendants 239258
- Table 5.3. Race of Victims in Cases Resulting in Execution 239258
- Table 5.4 Race of Death Row Inmates 239258
- Table 5.5. Interracial Murders and Execution Rates 239258
- Executions by State and Region 240259
- Table 5.6. Number of Executions in States since 1976 240259
- Table 5.7. Executions by Region since 1976 241260
- Table 5.8. Murder Rates per 100,000 241260
- Table 5.9. Methods Used for Executions since 1976 241260
- Table 5.10. Opinions on the Death Penalty 242261
- Documents 243262
- Code of Hammurabi (ca. 1780 BCE) 243262
- The Bible, Book of Exodus (ca. 1300 BCE) 247266
- The Twelve Tables (ca. 450 BCE) 249268
- The Magna Carta (June 15, 1215) 253272
- The English Bill of Rights (1689) 254273
- The American Declaration of Independence (1776) 255274
- Ordinance of the Northwest Territory (1787) 259278
- Amendments to the U.S. Constitution 261280
- Callins v. Collins (1994) 262281
- United Nations Resolution on the Use of the Death Penalty (December 20, 2012) 266285
- 6 Resources 271290
- 7 Chronology 321340
- Glossary 339358
- Index 343362
- About the Authors 371390