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- catalog abstract ""Is the death penalty a deterrent? Is it applied disproportionately to certain ethnic groups? How harsh is life on death row? In this expanded new edition the author examines these and other controversial issues, draws conclusions from the current research, and discusses their implication for social policy. Topics such as capital punishment policies around the world, executions in the United States, public opinion on the death penalty, juries and the death penalty, and economic analyses of the deterrent factor all receive comprehensive coverage. Appendices round out this newly revised and updated text with studies on public attitudes toward rape and capital punishment, and the deterrent effect of executions on the homicide rate in the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog contributor b10540646.
- catalog created "1998.".
- catalog date "1998".
- catalog date "1998.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "1998.".
- catalog description ""Is the death penalty a deterrent? Is it applied disproportionately to certain ethnic groups? How harsh is life on death row? In this expanded new edition the author examines these and other controversial issues, draws conclusions from the current research, and discusses their implication for social policy. Topics such as capital punishment policies around the world, executions in the United States, public opinion on the death penalty, juries and the death penalty, and economic analyses of the deterrent factor all receive comprehensive coverage. Appendices round out this newly revised and updated text with studies on public attitudes toward rape and capital punishment, and the deterrent effect of executions on the homicide rate in the United States."--Jacket.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and indexes.".
- catalog description "Preface -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The death penalty around the world -- ch. 3. Executions in the United States -- ch. 4. How severe a penalty is the death penalty? -- g ch. 5. Life on death row -- ch. 6. Attitudes toward the death penalty -- ch. 7. Discrimination and the death penalty -- ch. 8. Juries and the death penalty -- ch. 9. Economic analyses of the deterrent effect of the death penalty / Bijou Yang -- ch. 10. Other studies of deterrence -- ch. 11. Regional correlates of the death penalty and execution rates -- ch. 12. Other issues -- ch. 13. Conclusions -- appendix A. Attitudes toward the death penalty -- appendix B. Attitudes toward rape and capital punishment -- appendix C. The deterrent effect of executions on murder -- appendix D. The deterrent effect of executions on the homicide rate in the USA.".
- catalog extent "ix, 164 p. ;".
- catalog hasFormat "Death penalty.".
- catalog identifier "0398068224 (cloth)".
- catalog identifier "0398068232 (paper)".
- catalog isFormatOf "Death penalty.".
- catalog issued "1998".
- catalog issued "1998.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Springfield, Ill. : C.C. Thomas,".
- catalog relation "Death penalty.".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "345.73/0773 21".
- catalog subject "Capital punishment United States.".
- catalog subject "KF9227.C2 L47 1998".
- catalog tableOfContents "Preface -- ch. 1. Introduction -- ch. 2. The death penalty around the world -- ch. 3. Executions in the United States -- ch. 4. How severe a penalty is the death penalty? -- g ch. 5. Life on death row -- ch. 6. Attitudes toward the death penalty -- ch. 7. Discrimination and the death penalty -- ch. 8. Juries and the death penalty -- ch. 9. Economic analyses of the deterrent effect of the death penalty / Bijou Yang -- ch. 10. Other studies of deterrence -- ch. 11. Regional correlates of the death penalty and execution rates -- ch. 12. Other issues -- ch. 13. Conclusions -- appendix A. Attitudes toward the death penalty -- appendix B. Attitudes toward rape and capital punishment -- appendix C. The deterrent effect of executions on murder -- appendix D. The deterrent effect of executions on the homicide rate in the USA.".
- catalog title "The death penalty : issues and answers / by David Lester.".
- catalog type "text".