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- catalog abstract "In one of the lengthiest, noisiest, and hottest legal debates in U.S. history, Cruel and Unusual Punishment stands out as a levelheaded, even handed, and thorough analysis of the issue. Melusky and Pesto, who are not identified, discuss the theoretical and historical evolution of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment in the US. They analyze issues and present excerpts from relevant documents and court decisions, public opinion survey results, statistical data, and a few secondary sources. Readers are not assumed to have any background in law. Offers students a complex, even handed understanding of one of the nation's most polarized legal debates, and raw materials with which to formulate their own opinions, excerpts from landmark decisions and federal sentencing guidelines and data from state statistics and public opinion polls.".
- catalog contributor b12809476.
- catalog contributor b12809477.
- catalog created "c2003.".
- catalog date "2003".
- catalog date "c2003.".
- catalog dateCopyrighted "c2003.".
- catalog description "In one of the lengthiest, noisiest, and hottest legal debates in U.S. history, Cruel and Unusual Punishment stands out as a levelheaded, even handed, and thorough analysis of the issue. Melusky and Pesto, who are not identified, discuss the theoretical and historical evolution of constitutional protections against cruel and unusual punishment in the US. They analyze issues and present excerpts from relevant documents and court decisions, public opinion survey results, statistical data, and a few secondary sources. Readers are not assumed to have any background in law. Offers students a complex, even handed understanding of one of the nation's most polarized legal debates, and raw materials with which to formulate their own opinions, excerpts from landmark decisions and federal sentencing guidelines and data from state statistics and public opinion polls.".
- catalog description "Includes bibliographical references and index.".
- catalog description "Introduction -- Origins and early development -- Twentieth-century issues -- Into the twenty-first century -- Key people, laws, and events -- Documents.".
- catalog extent "xxiii, 376 p. ;".
- catalog identifier "1576076024 (hardcover : alk. paper)".
- catalog isPartOf "America's freedoms".
- catalog issued "2003".
- catalog issued "c2003.".
- catalog language "eng".
- catalog publisher "Santa Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO,".
- catalog spatial "United States.".
- catalog subject "345.73/0773 21".
- catalog subject "Capital punishment United States.".
- catalog subject "Cruel and unusual punishments".
- catalog subject "KF9227.C2 M42 2003".
- catalog tableOfContents "Introduction -- Origins and early development -- Twentieth-century issues -- Into the twenty-first century -- Key people, laws, and events -- Documents.".
- catalog title "Cruel and unusual punishment : rights and liberties under the law / Joseph A. Melusky, Keith A. Pesto.".
- catalog type "text".