Searching inquiry into the contours of capital punishment in America. Containing over 1300 footnotes, the chapters by ten young scholars explore the sometimes-i

Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached

Comparative Capital Punishment offers a set of in-depth, critical and comparative contributions addressing death practices around the world. Despite the dramati

This study furnishes data on executions performed in the United States under civil authority. It includes a description of each individual executed and the circ

This collection asks questions about the received wisdom of the debate about capital punishment. Woven through the book, questions are asked of, and remedies pr