{"product_id":"the-death-penalty-americas-experience-with-capital-punishment-0195332423","title":"The Death Penalty: America's Experience with Capital Punishment","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0195332423\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/strong\u003e Paternoster, Raymond\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e New\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis book addresses one of the most controversial issues in the criminal justice system today--the death penalty. Paternoster et al. present a balanced perspective that focuses on both the arguments for and against capital punishment. Coverage draws on legal, historical, philosophical, economic, sociological, and religious points of view.Topics include:* The history of the death penalty in the United States, from the 1600s to today* The changing nature of the death penalty--changes in the types of crimes that warranted the penalty, the procedures employed to put capital offenders on trial, and the methods used to impose death* Constitutional\/legal issues surrounding the death penalty* The influence of race on the administration of the death penalty, both in the past and in the present* Justifications for and against the death penalty (retribution, cost, public safety, and religious arguments)* Questions about the execution of innocents, exonerated capital offenders, and flaws in the operation of the death penalty* Public opinion and the death penalty* The death penalty and international law and practice* The future of the death penalty in America\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\u003cli\u003ePaperback: 362 pages | Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA; 1 edition (2008) | Language: English | ISBN-13: 978-0195332421 | Product Dimensions: 8.9 x 6 x 0.4 inches ,Shipping Weight: 15.2 ounces\u003c\/li\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Mia Karts","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51667276628256,"sku":"NEW0195332423","price":97.67,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0980\/7426\/3840\/files\/81VjrSXSMiL.jpg?v=1778963538","url":"https:\/\/miakarts.com\/products\/the-death-penalty-americas-experience-with-capital-punishment-0195332423","provider":"Miakarts Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}