For Capital Punishment: Crime and the Morality of the Death Penalty

by Walter Berns John M. Olin University Professor, Georgetown University

Overview

This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780819181503
Publisher:	University Press of America
Publication date:	10/08/1991
Edition description:	New Edition
Pages:	218
Product dimensions:	5.52(w) x 7.98(h) x 0.66(d)

About the Author

Walter Berns is John M. Olin University Professor, Department of Government, Georgetown University and adjunct scholar at the American Enterprise Institute.