The Death Penalty Beyond the Smoke and Mirrors |
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| Author:
| Heilbrun, Alfred B.
Heilbrun, Alfred B. |
| ISBN: | 978-0-7618-3472-4 |
| Publication Date: | Sep 2006 |
| Publisher: | University Press of America, Incorporated
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| Book Format: | Paperback |
| List Price: | USD $60.99 |
Book Description:
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Capital punishment attracts strong and opposing moral positions: execution by the state under any condition is wrong versus execution as just retribution for heinous killing. Using evidence from legal history, this book rejects these moral arguments as a basis for determining the social value of the death penalty and considers the issue scientifically by determining whether capital punishment deters willful killing.
Capital punishment attracts strong and opposing moral positions: execution by the state under any condition is wrong versus execution as just retribution for heinous killing. Using evidence from legal history, this book rejects these moral arguments as a basis for determining the social value of the death penalty and considers the issue scientifically by determining whether capital punishment deters willful killing.