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Joseph A. Melusky (Saint Francis University, USA) Keith A. Pesto

Capital Punishment

Joseph A. Melusky (Saint Francis University, USA),  Keith A. Pesto

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English
Greenwood Press
17 August 2011
Ethical issues: capital punishment
Series: Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America
This balanced approach to legal precedent and moral argument regarding the death penalty presents the evidence so readers can reach their own informed conclusions. Capital Punishment examines the debate around the death penalty, raising questions and attempting to provide an even-handed examination of this controversial practice. The authors combine analysis of important issues with excerpts from landmark legal decisions, important documents, survey results, and empirical data.

The first part of the book discusses the origins of the death penalty and traces its development from antiquity to contemporary times. Detailed statistical information about capital punishment is presented and discussed, and the death penalty is considered against a constitutional backdrop with various arguments—for and against—articulated. The second part of the book consists of three appendices. The first appendix presents an annotated list of important capital-punishment cases; the second supplies a more general chronological treatment of capital punishment; and the third provides a bibliographic essay directing readers to other relevant sources of interest. A thorough and insightful treatment, Capital Punishment provides both a summary of the current state of capital punishment and a discussion of areas of continuing controversy.
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Imprint:   Greenwood Press
Country of Publication:   United States
Edition:   annotated edition
Dimensions:   Height: 235mm,  Width: 156mm,  Spine: 20mm
Weight:   907g
ISBN:   9780313335587
ISBN 10:   0313335583
Series:   Historical Guides to Controversial Issues in America
Pages:   224
Publication Date:  
Recommended Age:   From 7 to 17 years
Audience:   Adult education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active

Joseph A. Melusky is professor of political science at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, where he also serves as director of the Center for the Study of Government and Law and coordinator of the Political Science and Public Administration/Government Service Programs. Keith Alan Pesto is magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

Reviews for Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment provides an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to begin research on the death penalty. . . . The book is well written and the information concise. . . . Highly recommended. - Choice


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