Capital Punishment: An Encyclopedia of History, Politics, Culture, and the Law

This authoritative, balanced, and accessible reference resource provides readers with a wide—ranging survey of capital punishment in America, including its history, its legal and cultural foundations, and racial and economic factors in its application.

This carefully crafted primer on the history and present state of capital punishment in the United States examines cultural, political, and legal factors and developments, as well as key figures, groups, and movements, by consolidating a wide ...