America Without the Death Penalty: States Leading the Way - Hardcover

Galliher, John F.; Koch, Larry W.; Keys, David Patrick; Guess, Teresa J.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1555535291 ISBN 13: 9781555535292

Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr, 2002

Synopsis

In 2000, Governor George Ryan of Illinois, a Republican and a supporter of the death penalty, declared a moratorium on executions in his state. In 2003 he commuted the death sentences of all Illinois prisoners on death row. Ryan contended that the application of the death penalty in Illinois had been arbitrary and unfair, and he ignited a new round of debate over the appropriateness of execution. Nationwide surveys indicate that the number of Americans who favor the death penalty is declining. As the struggle over capital punishment rages on, twelve states and the District of Columbia have taken bold measures to eliminate the practice. This landmark study is the first to examine the history and motivations of those jurisdictions that abolished capital punishment and have resisted the move to reinstate death penalty statutes.

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6 x 91/4 trim. 19 tables

About the Author:

JOHN F. GALLIHER is Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri-Columbia and former president of the Society for the Study of Social Problems. LARRY W. KOCH is Associate Professor of Sociology at the University of Michigan-Flint. DAVID P. KEYS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at State University of New York, Plattsburgh. TERESA J. GUESS is Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Missouri-St. Louis.

About this edition

• Publisher: Northeastern Univ Pr
• Publication date: 2002
• ISBN 10: 1555535291
• ISBN 13: 9781555535292
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 280