| Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future Contributor(s): Jackson, Jesse (Author), Shapiro, Bruce (Author) |
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ISBN: 0385722117 ISBN-13: 9780385722117 Publisher: Anchor Books OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 2003 Annotation: The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested issues in America today. Evidence continues to mount that many innocent people have been executed or are currently living on death row, and that minority groups and the poor suffer from a shoddy public defense system and discriminatory application of capital charges. Meanwhile, the myth of deterrence has been revealed to be false, and an increasing number of Americans are beginning to question their support for capital punishment. Legal Lynching offers a succinct, accessible introduction to the debate over the death penalty's history and future, exposing a chilling frequency of legal error, systemic racial and economic discrimination, and pervasive government misconduct. This" is an essential book for readers across the political spectrum who wish to cut through the common myths and assumptions about the efficacy and morality of state-sanctioned killing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Political Science | Public Policy - General - Law | Constitutional - Social Science | Criminology |
| Dewey: 364.660 |
| LCCN: 2002028815 |
| Physical Information: 0.59" H x 5.98" W x 8.3" (0.49 lbs) 208 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested issues in America today. Evidence continues to mount that many innocent people have been executed or are currently living on death row, and that minority groups and the poor suffer from a shoddy public defense system and discriminatory application of capital charges. Meanwhile, the myth of deterrence has been revealed to be false, and an increasing number of Americans are beginning to question their support for capital punishment. Legal Lynching offers a succinct, accessible introduction to the debate over the death penalty's history and future, exposing a chilling frequency of legal error, systemic racial and economic discrimination, and pervasive government misconduct. This is an essential book for readers across the political spectrum who wish to cut through the common myths and assumptions about the efficacy and morality of state-sanctioned killing. |