Challenging capital punishment : legal and social science approaches / Kenneth C. Haas, James A. Inciardi, editors.
| Other author | Haas, Kenneth C. |
| Other author | Inciardi, James A. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | Newbury Park : Sage Publications, ©1988. |
| Description | 302 pages ; 23 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Sage criminal justice systems annual ; v. 24 Sage criminal justice system annuals ; v. 24. ^A1562 |
| Contents | Lingering doubts about a popular punishment / Kenneth C. Haas and James A. Inciadi. -- The justice of the death penalty in an unjust world / Jeffrey Reiman. -- The effect of executions is brutalization, not deterrence / William J. Bowers. -- Fallibility and finality: type II errors and capital punishment / Michael L. Radelet and Hugo Adam Besau. -- Racial considerations in capital punishment: the failure of evenhanded justice / Raymond Paternoster and Annmarie Kazyaka. -- Death by jury / Valerie P. Hans. -- Unpleasant facts: the Supreme Court's response to empirical research on capital punishment / Phoebe C. Ellsworth. -- A case study of the misuse of social science in capital punishment cases: the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court's finding of racial discrimination in Watson (1980) / Dennis D. Dorin. -- Imposing the death penalty on children / Victor L. Streib. -- Death row : hope for the future / John L. Carroll. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographies and indexes. |
| LCCN | 87032092 |
| ISBN | 0803929099 : |
| ISBN | 0803929102 (pbk.) : |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
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| Joyner | General Stacks | HV8694 .C437 1988 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |