Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
Louis J., Jr. Palmer · 2001
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This encyclopedia presents information about capital punishment in the United States. There are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its beginning through 1999. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion; present-day relevant death penalty laws for jurisdictions and their judicial structures; the status of capital punishment in almost 200 nations of the world; famous and not so famous U.S. capital prosecutions; organizations that support and oppose capital punishment; capital punishment's impact on persons of African, Asian, Hispanic and Native American backgrounds, on women, and on foreign nationals; capital punishment by the military; and the various methods of execution.--[book cover].
Book details
- Year
- 2001
- Language
- English
- Publisher
- McFarland & Company
- Editions
- 1
- Pages
- 606
- ISBN
- 9780786409440
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