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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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Discusses the issues surrounding capital punishment, including the questions of whether it works as a deterrent and whether it should be allowed at all. ... Read more

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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 possibility of parole and with mandatory restitution to the victim's family is a more effective policy than the death penalty. This sentence punishes the criminal, protects the public, save the taxpayer money and may ease the financial suffering of the victim's survivors. More importantly, such a policy would ensure that the goverment does not execute innocent people. ... Read more

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A provocative examination of the most recent shift in court opinion that, in effect, works to expedite the administration of death sentences.
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In its examination of the death penalty and worldwide attitudes to it, this book explores an issue that has been increasingly in the news since the late 1980s, when anti-crime and anti-drug legislation saw a flurry of activity. ... Read more

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Surveys the history of the death penalty, describes different methods of execution, and discusses the legal and ethical ramifications using case histories. ... Read more

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A glib overview of the issues:
This is, to paraphrase Franklin Zimring and Gordon Hawkins (authors of Capital Punishment and the American Agenda), "yet another book on capital punishment." From the glowing reviews on the back cover, written by such luminaries as Elie Wiesel and George Will, one would think this volume would be comprehensive and indispensable. The reality is different. In a field of Alis and Sugar Rays, this contender is a flyweight. The book is a mere 122 pages including a brief epilogue, and its brevity is an index of its diminutiveness. Compare the 1995 Punishment and the Death Penalty: The Current Debate (Baird and Rosenbaum, eds.) at 258 pages, and Capital Punishment: A Reader (Stassen, ed., 1998) at 384, to name just two recent examples. Chapters tackling important issues such as the history of the death penalty and racial discrimination in its administration are dispatched in as few as 8 pages. As a result, the book has a superficial quality. Its analysis, particularly, suffers; all too often, its illustrations and evidence take the form of the authors' personal anecdotes. Here is one example of the analysis employed. The argument in Chapter 8, "Retributive Justice," runs something like this: 1) The death penalty is based largely on the psychology of retribution (assertion #1). 2) Retribution is based on anger (assertion #2). 3) Anger is bad, dangerous, as well as condemned by Scripture. 4) Implication: Retribution and, hence, the death penalty are bad. The book never really rises above this sort of reasoning, which clearly doesn't do much work for us. To compound the problem, the book was compiled in 1989, when George Bush Sr. was still present, making it less timely than other surveys. The best that can be said about the book is that it provides a very broad overview of the major issues in the debate over the death penalty. As a whole, it appears appropriate for a high school reading and interest level. Recommended for younger readers and students only. ... Read more

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Numerous people face legal execution in the United States. Their presence in death rows throughout the country refutes a basic premise of our judicial system, for the use of capital punishment denies the existence of universal rehabilitation. There is another paradox-juries continue to sentence men and women to death; yet few ever get executed. Whether one is for or against capital punishment, one cannot approach the issue without deep emotion and conviction. James McCafferty provides an even-tempered, eminently reasonable discussion of the issue with balanced commentary from both sides of the debate.

McCafferty presents not only empirical data and analyses of the nature of capital punishment, but provides perspectives on the larger issues of our approach to lawbreakers and their rehabilitation. The claims of both those who want to retain capital punishment and those who want to abolish it are included. The arguments consider whether capital punishment deters crime as well as the question of discrimination. A wealth of references, an extremely useful bibliography, and a final chapter delineating the legal issues facing the courts at the time the book was originally published in 1972 complete this unusually incisive and balanced study.

Capital Punishment remains an important volume in the field of criminal justice. It seeks to educate rather than propagandie. It is intended for use in numerous courses in sociology and political science as well as in law schools. Anyone wishing to gain a perspective on what remains a controversial issue more than thirty years later would be well advised to study this work by world-class scholars.

James A. McCafferty was assistant chief, Division of Procedural Studies and Statistics in the Administrative Office of the United States Courts. He is a sociologist specialiing in criminology and statistics and a member of the National Council on Crime and Delinquency.

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Although they committed separate crimes, Arthur Lucas and Ronald Turpin met their deaths on the same scaffold at Toronto's Don Jail on December 11, 1962.They were the last two people executed in Canada, but surprisingly little was known about them until now.This is the first book to uncover the lives and deaths of Turpin, a Canadian criminal, and Lucas, a Detroit gangster.The result of more than five years of research, The Last to Die is based on original interviews, hidden documents, trial transcripts, and newspaper accounts.

Featuring crime scene photos and never-before-published documents, this riveting book also reveals the heroic efforts of lawyer Ross MacKay, who defended both men, and Chaplain Cyril Everitt, who remained with them to the end.What actually happened the night of the hangings is shrouded by myth and rumour.This book finally confirms the truth and reveals the gruesome mistake that cost Arthur Lucas not only his life but also his head.

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Adam Thurschwell, a respected academic and death penalty lawyer, draws upon continental theory and the Anglo-American jurisprudential tradition in order to deliver a critical survey of both the theoretical aspects of capital punishment and its actual administration.

Pursuing an original political approach rather than taking a moral stance, his discussion compares the topics of sovereignty, power and legitimacy with moral desert or consequentialism and explores their impact on perceptions and practices of capital punishment.

Covering micro-issues of legal doctrine and administrative practice, as well as arguments for and against abolition, this book is an invaluable resource for academics and students in law and political theory.

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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This is a reproduction of a book published before 1923.This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process.We believe this work is culturally important, and despite the imperfections, have elected to bring it back into print as part of our continuing commitment to the preservation of printed works worldwide.We appreciate your understanding of the imperfections in the preservation process, and hope you enjoy this valuable book. ... Read more

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SAINT ANTHONY'S MESSENGER OF CINCINNATI EXHORTS SIX THINGS WE MUST DO TO END THIS IMMORAL LEGALIZED STATE HOMICIDE
In the year 2004 the great Saint Anthony's Messenger Press based in Cincinnati published these six things we Catholics MUST do to end the immoral state homicide which the USA uniquely permits itself without reason and against justice.

This substantial pamphlet bears the Nihil Obstat of Franciscan Father Donald Miller, the Imprimi potest of Franciscan Provincial Father Fred Link and the Imprimatur of the Archbishop of Cincinnati the Most Reverend Carl Moeddel, VG. Reflecting current orthodox Roman Catholic moral theology as also summarized in the Compendium, etc., this excellent resource was compiled by Robert H. Hopcke, and includes resources such as other books like the powerful and well-known statement by Antoinette Bosco Choosing Mercy: A Mother of Murder Victims Pleads to End the Death Penalty and Sister Helen Prejean's famous Dead Man Walking: An Eyewitness Account Of The Death Penalty In The United States. SImilar hard copy resources are followed by links to various internet resources which this current format's guidelines do not permit us to directly quote and link, but which includes the Respect Life Organization, Catholics against Capital Punishment, the Community of Sant'Egidio and the United States Conference of CAtholic Bishops, in particular their famous and well-respected Good Friday statement, as well as "Responsibility, Rehabilitation and Restoration."

The six steps include Prayer, Reading and Writing. Please begin by reading this very accessible pamphlet courageously provided by the great Saint Anthony's Press, and pass it out at your parish, including to new members, and especially to your state legislators and government, who might not realize that another urgent Catholic Right to Life issue includes the abolition of the death sentence.

It is a shame for our nation to stand nearly alone in this barbaric and fruitless pratice which merely increases violence and death without building the peace and stability of our society. The rest of the world can only shake their head in wonder, while Jesus weeps once more. ... Read more