Offers an overview of the history of capital punishment in the United States, tracing its history, discussing methods, and examining key issues and changes that have impacted policies into the early twenty-first century.
Describes the murder conviction of William Henry Furman in 1969 and his appeal against the state of Georgia over the death penalty, and examines other court cases and the debate over capital punishment.
Describes the capital punishment system in the United States and efforts to make it more just and humane, and examines the positions of supporters and opponents of the death penalty.
Presents a collection of critical essays that debate the issue of the death penalty, and contains writing exercises that help students learn to organize ideas and arguments, collect research, prepare outlines, and compile drafts.
Presents eleven essays debating issues regarding capital punishment, including whether it reduces murder rates and whether it deters juvenile violence, and provides an annotated list of related organizations and a bibliography.
the Supreme Court, the Constitution, and the death penalty
Foley, Michael A
2003
Examines nearly one hundred influential Supreme Court capital punishment-related cases from 1878 to 2002, and discusses how capital punishment in the United States has changed throughout history.
