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The death penalty in America : an anthology, edited by Hugo Adam Bedau

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Publication
Edition
Anchor books ed.
Extent
xiv, 584 p.
Contents
  • The laws, the crimes, and the executions
  • Offenses punishable by death
  • Juveniles and capital punishment
  • Volume and rate of capital crimes
  • A sociological analysis of criminal homicide
  • The death sentence, 1960
  • Executions 1962
  • The argument for the death penalty
  • Christianity and the death penalty
  • Statements in favor of the death penalty
  • Capital punishment: your protection and mine
  • The death sentence
  • In favor of capital punishment
  • The argument against the death penalty
  • Judaism and the death penalty
  • A protestant's view of the death penalty
  • Statement against capital punishment
  • Is the death penalty unconstitutional?
  • Death as a punishment
  • What do Americans think of the death penalty?
  • Public opinion and the death penalty
  • Attitudes of wardens toward the death penalty
  • Attitudes of state police toward the death penalty
  • The question of deterrence
  • Death and imprisonment as deterrents to murder
  • Does the death penalty protect municipal police?
  • Does the death penalty protect state police?
  • The deterrent effect of capital punishment in Philadelphia
  • The deterrent effect of capital punishment in California
  • Abolition: success or failure?
  • Effect of repeal and reintroduction of the death penalty on homicide rates
  • Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Oregon
  • Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Missouri
  • Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Delaware
  • The struggle over capital punishment in New Jersey
  • Parole of capital offenders, recidivism and life imprisonment
  • Criminal justice: the general aspects
  • The death penalty and the administration of justice
  • Murder, errors of justice, and capital punishment
  • Executions and commutations in North Carolina
  • Executions and commutations in Pennsylvania
  • Criminal justice: case histories
  • The human side of capital punishment
  • Crime of passion
  • The question of identity
  • The making of a boy killer
  • Rehabilitation on death row
Instance
Label
The death penalty in America : an anthology
Title
The death penalty in America
Title remainder
an anthology
Statement of responsibility
edited by Hugo Adam Bedau
Creator
Subject
Language
eng
Cataloging source
DLC
Index
index present
LC call number
HV8699.U5
LC item number
B4
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
Label
The death penalty in America : an anthology, edited by Hugo Adam Bedau
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-574) and index
Contents
The laws, the crimes, and the executions -- Offenses punishable by death -- Juveniles and capital punishment -- Volume and rate of capital crimes -- A sociological analysis of criminal homicide -- The death sentence, 1960 -- Executions 1962 -- The argument for the death penalty -- Christianity and the death penalty -- Statements in favor of the death penalty -- Capital punishment: your protection and mine -- The death sentence -- In favor of capital punishment -- The argument against the death penalty -- Judaism and the death penalty -- A protestant's view of the death penalty -- Statement against capital punishment -- Is the death penalty unconstitutional? -- Death as a punishment -- What do Americans think of the death penalty? -- Public opinion and the death penalty -- Attitudes of wardens toward the death penalty -- Attitudes of state police toward the death penalty -- The question of deterrence -- Death and imprisonment as deterrents to murder -- Does the death penalty protect municipal police? -- Does the death penalty protect state police? -- The deterrent effect of capital punishment in Philadelphia -- The deterrent effect of capital punishment in California -- Abolition: success or failure? -- Effect of repeal and reintroduction of the death penalty on homicide rates -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Oregon -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Missouri -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Delaware -- The struggle over capital punishment in New Jersey -- Parole of capital offenders, recidivism and life imprisonment -- Criminal justice: the general aspects -- The death penalty and the administration of justice -- Murder, errors of justice, and capital punishment -- Executions and commutations in North Carolina -- Executions and commutations in Pennsylvania -- Criminal justice: case histories -- The human side of capital punishment -- Crime of passion -- The question of identity -- The making of a boy killer -- Rehabilitation on death row
Dimensions
19 cm.
Edition
Anchor books ed.
Extent
xiv, 584 p.
Lccn
64011732
Note
  • Spec. Coll. Montagu copy is part of a collection (Collection 1593). To page this item, use the collection record; to find the collection record, search the title: Library of Ashley Montagu. Item is in box 39.
  • Spec. Coll. Montagu copy: Illustrated black and white wrappers.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)00265532
  • ucoclc265532
Label
The death penalty in America : an anthology, edited by Hugo Adam Bedau
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (p. 565-574) and index
Contents
The laws, the crimes, and the executions -- Offenses punishable by death -- Juveniles and capital punishment -- Volume and rate of capital crimes -- A sociological analysis of criminal homicide -- The death sentence, 1960 -- Executions 1962 -- The argument for the death penalty -- Christianity and the death penalty -- Statements in favor of the death penalty -- Capital punishment: your protection and mine -- The death sentence -- In favor of capital punishment -- The argument against the death penalty -- Judaism and the death penalty -- A protestant's view of the death penalty -- Statement against capital punishment -- Is the death penalty unconstitutional? -- Death as a punishment -- What do Americans think of the death penalty? -- Public opinion and the death penalty -- Attitudes of wardens toward the death penalty -- Attitudes of state police toward the death penalty -- The question of deterrence -- Death and imprisonment as deterrents to murder -- Does the death penalty protect municipal police? -- Does the death penalty protect state police? -- The deterrent effect of capital punishment in Philadelphia -- The deterrent effect of capital punishment in California -- Abolition: success or failure? -- Effect of repeal and reintroduction of the death penalty on homicide rates -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Oregon -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Missouri -- Abolition and restoration of the death penalty in Delaware -- The struggle over capital punishment in New Jersey -- Parole of capital offenders, recidivism and life imprisonment -- Criminal justice: the general aspects -- The death penalty and the administration of justice -- Murder, errors of justice, and capital punishment -- Executions and commutations in North Carolina -- Executions and commutations in Pennsylvania -- Criminal justice: case histories -- The human side of capital punishment -- Crime of passion -- The question of identity -- The making of a boy killer -- Rehabilitation on death row
Dimensions
19 cm.
Edition
Anchor books ed.
Extent
xiv, 584 p.
Lccn
64011732
Note
  • Spec. Coll. Montagu copy is part of a collection (Collection 1593). To page this item, use the collection record; to find the collection record, search the title: Library of Ashley Montagu. Item is in box 39.
  • Spec. Coll. Montagu copy: Illustrated black and white wrappers.
System control number
  • (OCoLC)00265532
  • ucoclc265532

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