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This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic.
· Primary documents including the U.S. Supreme Court decision allowing the death penalty; "Evangelium Vitae," Pope John Paul's encyclical letter opposing the death penalty; and the South African court opinion abolishing the death penalty
· Lists of organizations in the United States and abroad, mostly devoted to the abolition of the death penalty
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Why is the United States the only industrialized country in the world to persist with capital punishment? This updated edition of Capital Punishment: A Reference Handbook addresses this and other controversial questions. New features include sections on DNA and the Innocence Project, as well as special cases dealing with the mentally ill and incompetent, women, and children.
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Michael Kronenwetter is a professional writer and the author of ABC-CLIO's Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Social Issues.
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- PublisherABC-CLIO
- Publication date1993
- ISBN 10 0874367182
- ISBN 13 9780874367188
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages1
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