Capital punishment

✍ Scribed by Melusky, Joseph Anthony;Pesto, Keith A

• Publisher: Greenwood
• Year: 2012
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 220
• Series: Historical guides to controversial issues in America
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

"Please see the attached text file"--;History -- Facts, figures, and methods of execution -- The United States Constitution and capital punishment -- Arguments for and against the death penalty -- Appendix 1: An annotated list of cases: evolving standards of decency and the U.S. Supreme Court's treatment of capital punishment -- Appendix 2: Capital punishment timeline -- Appendix 3: Bibliography and selected resources.;This balanced approach to legal precedent and moral argument regarding the death penalty presents the evidence so readers can reach their own informed conclusions.

✦ Table of Contents

History --
Facts, figures, and methods of execution --
The United States Constitution and capital punishment --
Arguments for and against the death penalty --
Appendix 1: An annotated list of cases: evolving standards of decency and the U.S. Supreme Court's treatment of capital punishment --
Appendix 2: Capital punishment timeline --
Appendix 3: Bibliography and selected resources.

✦ Subjects

Capital punishment--United States;Capital punishment;Electronic books;Capital punishment -- United States;United States