{"product_id":"the-death-penalty-americas-experience-with-capital-punishment-paperback","title":"The Death Penalty: America's Experience with Capital Punishment - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eRaymond Paternoster\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eRobert Brame\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSarah Bacon\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses one of the most controversial issues in the criminal justice system today--the death penalty. Paternoster et al. present a balanced perspective that focuses on both the arguments for and against capital punishment. Coverage draws on legal, historical, philosophical, economic, sociological, and religious points of view. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eTopics include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e* The history of the death penalty in the United States, from the 1600s to today\u003cbr\u003e* The changing nature of the death penalty--changes in the types of crimes that warranted the penalty, the procedures employed to put capital offenders on trial, and the methods used to impose death\u003cbr\u003e* Constitutional\/legal issues surrounding the death penalty\u003cbr\u003e* The influence of race on the administration of the death penalty, both in the past and in the present\u003cbr\u003e* Justifications for and against the death penalty (retribution, cost, public safety, and religious arguments)\u003cbr\u003e* Questions about the execution of innocents, exonerated capital offenders, and flaws in the operation of the death penalty\u003cbr\u003e* Public opinion and the death penalty\u003cbr\u003e* The death penalty and international law and practice\u003cbr\u003e* The future of the death penalty in America \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRaymond Paternoster\u003c\/strong\u003e is Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Office of Academic Computing Services at the University of Maryland. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eRobert Brame\u003c\/strong\u003e is Associate Professor in the Department of Criminology and Criminal Justice at the University of South Carolina. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSarah Bacon\u003c\/strong\u003e is Visiting Assistant Professor in the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 362\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 8.9 x 5.9 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e July 02, 2007\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47454606327986,"sku":"9780195332421","price":170.98,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/646ca7058fd4e382e3253e6ca8bf4211.webp?v=1778855648","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/the-death-penalty-americas-experience-with-capital-punishment-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}