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The decline of the death penalty and the discovery of innocence /

Overview: Since 1996, death sentences in America have declined more than 60 percent, reversing a generation-long trend toward greater acceptance of capital punishment. In theory, most Americans continue to support the death penalty. But it is no longer seen as a theoretical matter. Prosecutors, judg...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Baumgartner, Frank R., 1958-
Otros Autores: De Boef, Suzanna, 1966-, Boydstun, Amber E., 1977-
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, ©2008.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • List of tables
  • List of figures
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1: Innocence and the death penalty debate
  • 2: Death penalty in America
  • 3: Chronology of innocence
  • 4: Shifting terms of debate
  • 5: Innocence, resonance, and old arguments made new again
  • 6: Public opinion
  • 7: Rise and fall of a public policy
  • 8: Conclusion
  • Epilogue: Individuals exonerated from death row
  • Appendix A: New York Times capital punishment coverage, 1960 to 2005
  • Appendix B: Description of data
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index.