Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination / Edition 2

by Evan J. Mandery

Overview

This revised and updated Second Edition is an innovative, balanced, and comprehensive overview of capital punishment. It offers an unbiased examination of the death penalty, supported by statistics and Supreme Court cases, and followed by pro and con discussions. The book addresses every major issue relating to the death penalty including deterrence, racial impact, arbitrariness, its use on special populations, and methods of execution. Designed for the undergraduate and graduate level courses on the death penalty and capital punishment, and even ethics and law, this text challenges students to evaluate their beliefs and assumptions on each of the various issues surrounding this controversial subject. Each chapter begins with a primer of the issue to be discussed, followed by the data and critical documents necessary to make an educated assessment, and concludes with essays that offer differing viewpoints by some of the best minds in the country.New Material added to the Second Edition:*NEW updated data on deterrence*NEW data and articles on brutalization and cost*NEW cases and articles on the death penalty for juveniles*NEW case and articles on the death penalty for raping a child*NEW chapter on methods of execution

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781449605988
Publisher:	Jones & Bartlett Learning
Publication date:	03/09/2011
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	568
Product dimensions:	6.90(w) x 9.90(h) x 1.30(d)

About the Author

A former attorney, Professor Mandery has written and taught about the death penalty for the past four years. As an associate at Shearman & Sterling, Professor Mandery represented Alabama death row inmate William Thomas Knotts in his post-conviction appeals. Mandery was the research director on Ruth Messinger's 1997 mayoral bid and wrote a book about that experience, Eyes on City Hall.

Table of Contents

Part 1 Moral Considerations
Chapter 1 Retribution
Chapter 2 Religion
Chapter 3 Deterrence
Chapter 4 Brutalization
Chapter 5 Incapacitation
Chapter 6 Cost
Chapter 7 Innocence
Part 2 Constitutional Considerations
Chapter 8 Arbitrariness
Chapter 9 Mitigating Evidence
Chapter 10 Rape and Proportionality
Chapter 11 Felony-Murder
Chapter 12 Juveniles
Chapter 13 The Mentally Retarded
Chapter 14 The Insane
Chapter 15 Race
Chapter 16 Victim Impact Evidence
Chapter 17 Capital Juries
Chapter 18 Sentencing Alternatives
Chapter 19 Trial Counsel
Chapter 20 Habeas Corpus and the Role of Innocence
Part 3 Issue s of Application
Chapter 21 Appellate Delay
Chapter 22 Methods of Execution
Chapter 23 Televised Executions
Chapter 24 Clemency
Chapter 25 The Moratorium Movement
Chapter 26 International Law and American Exceptionalism
Chapter 27 The Future of the Death Penalty