The death of the American death penalty : states still leading the way /

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A study of state-level developments regarding the death penalty.

Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Koch, Larry Wayne, 1946-
Other Authors: Wark, Colin, Galliher, John F.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2012]
Series:UPCC book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Capital punishment > United States > States.
Peine de mort > États-Unis > États.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Penology.
Capital punishment > U.S. states
United States
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Death penalty debates in traditional abolitionist jurisdictions
  • The New York State death penalty debate
  • The abolition of capital punishment in New Jersey
  • The abolition of capital punishment in New Mexico
  • The abolition of capital punishment in Illinois
  • The recurring life and death of death penalty legislation in Kansas
  • Recent death penalty abolition near misses in New England : New Hampshire and Connecticut
  • Recent abolition near misses : Nebraska and Maryland
  • De facto abolition states
  • Opposition to capital punishment in the South and Texas
  • Summary and conclusion : the death penalty on a downhill slope.

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