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050 00 $aHV8699.U5$bD343 2013
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245 04 $aThe death penalty /$cJenny Cromie and Lynn M. Zott, book editors.
260 $aDetroit, MI :$bGreenhaven Press,$cc2013.
300 $a207 p. :$bill. ;$c24 cm.
490 1 $aOpposing viewpoints series
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references and index.
505 00 $gCh 1. Is the death penalty just and ethical? :$tWhy I support the death penalty /$rEdward Koch --$tJustice is not served with the death penalty /$rRaymond Lesniak --$tChristian doctrine supports capital punishment /$rBryan Fisher --$tChristian doctrine does not support capital punishment /$rUnited States Conference of Catholic Bishops.
505 00 $gCh 2. Does the death penalty serve the public good? : The$tdeath penalty deters crime /$rDavid Mulhausen --$gThe$tdeath penalty isn't the answer to crime woes /$rJack Weil --$gThe$tcost of the death penalty outweighs its benefits to society /$rJulie Delcour --$gThe$tdeath penalty is essential, and its cost is irrelevant /$rDerek Schmidt --$tDeath penalty would end punishment of victim's family /$rIrl Stambaugh,$rGary Stambaugh --$gThe$tdeath penalty does not fulfill survivors' needs for closure /$rSusan Bandes, as told to$rMurder Victims' Families for Human Rights.
505 00 $gCh 3. Is the death penalty applied fairly? : The$tcapital punishment system is still racially biased /$rDavid A. Love --$tRacial bias in the capital punishment system has decreased over time /$rCharles Lane --$tDNA testing reveals serious problems in the capital punishment system /$rRadley Balko --$tDNA testing cannot solve fundamental flaws in the capital punishment system /$rJuan Roberto Mele ndez-Colo n --$tPeople with mental illness should be exempt from the death penalty /$rSusannah Sheffer --$tMany people with mental illness should not be exempt from the death penalty /$rSam Vaknin.
505 00 $gCh 4. Should the death penalty be abolished or reformed? :$tDeath penalty is dead wrong: it's time to outlaw capital punishment in America, completely /$rMario M. Cuomo --$gThe$tdeath penalty should not be abolished /$rBruce Fein --$tWhy death-penalty opponents can't win /$rJonah Goldberg --$tExecutions should stop until the capital punishment process is reformed /$rMichael Hall --$gThe$tdeath penalty cannot be reformed and should be abolished /$rRichard C. Dieter --$tIncarceration for life without parole could replace the death penalty /$rRobert Johnson,$rSandra McGunigall-Smith.
520 $aThis volume explores the topic of the death penalty by presenting varied expert opinions that examine many of the different aspects that surround this issue. The editors investigate topics such as whether capital punishment is legally and morally just or unjust, how much of a safeguard it is to society, and whether it is applied fairly. The viewpoints are selected from a wide range of highly respected and often hard-to-find sources and publications. Allows the reader to attain the higher-level critical thinking and reading skills that are essential in a culture of diverse and contradictory opinions.
650 0 $aCapital punishment$zUnited States.
700 1 $aCromie, Jenny.
700 1 $aZott, Lynn M.$q(Lynn Marie),$d1969-
830 0 $aOpposing viewpoints series (Unnumbered)
947 $fGENERAL$hBOOK$p$30.95$q1
949 $aHV8699.U5 D343 2013$i31786102955652
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