Skip to main content
PBS logo
 
 

Search - Capital Punishment in America (Lexington Books Social Issues Series)

Capital Punishment in America (Lexington Books Social Issues Series)
Capital Punishment in America - Lexington Books Social Issues Series
Author: Raymond Paternoster
Paternoster reviews the history of execution in the US, the laws concerning capital punishment, and the arguments for and against the death penalty. He shows that the cost of executing a prisoner may actually be higher than jailing him for life, and that capital punishment as a deterrant is ineffective. Life imprisonment, he argues, without the ...  more »
ISBN-13: 9780669214093
ISBN-10: 0669214094
Pages: 308
Rating:
  ?

0 stars, based on 0 rating
Publisher: Lexington Books
Book Type: Hardcover
Members Wishing: 0
Reviews: Amazon | Write a Review


Genres: