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I. INTRODUCTION. The death penalty is a matter of continuing fascination. Crit-ics of the death penalty in contemporary American jurispru-dence have claimed the inevitability of caprice and mistake' and have pointed to racial and other biases in the imposition of the death penalty.2 Currently, the death penalty in principle seems acceptable to ...
This review addresses four key issues in the modern (post-1976) era of capital punishment in the United States. First, why has the United States retained the death penalty when all its peer countries (all other developed Western democracies) have abolished it?
The death penalty arouses our passions as does few other issues. Some view taking another person's life as just and reasonable punishment while others see...
In these nations, with their commitment to limiting state violence, promoting social welfare, and respecting human dignity, the death penalty exists, if it does, in tension with important political institutions and cultural commitments.
In the 1800s, many people in America and Europe began to oppose the death penalty. Michigan abolished it in 1845 and Wisconsin entered the Union in 1848 without a death penalty in its statutes. The movement against the death penalty grew stronger after World War II, especially in Europe, where many were weary of so much killing during the war.
Oct 2, 2007 · Although there exists a large and well-documented “race gap” between whites and blacks in their support for the death penalty, we know relatively little about the nature of these differences and how the races respond to various arguments against the penalty.
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explore the key elements of the controversies of the ongoing death penalty debate in the United States. What Professor Bedau has offered is a handbook for those already acquainted with the key issues and who favour the abolition of the death penalty, but want to have a useful reference to handle the arguments that often erupt on this subject.
