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The Case for Capital Punishment
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2012
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As a punishment for our most serious crime—the intentional killing of a victim in an egregious way—the death penalty naturally attracts opposing moral views. One view says that the state should never execute a criminal no matter what the crime may be. The other view requires execution as justice is sought for the victim. This book considers a third possible view: capital punishment should be judged by its pragmatic value to society. Does the prospect of possible execution save lives by deterring the act of murder? Heilbrun presents evidence concerning whether state death penalties demonstrate the two necessary properties of a true deterrent: a reduction in intentional killing when present and an increase when removed. The Case for Capital Punishment contains an analysis of rarely-considered factors that influence the deterrence of murder and a discussion of the common criticisms of capital punishment.
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2012
ISBN-Print
978-0-7618-6035-8
ISBN-Online
978-0-7618-6036-5
Publisher
Hamilton Books, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
120
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Preface No access
Chapter 1 The Background for Considering the Death Penalty Controversy No access Pages 1 - 14
Chapter 2 The Method of Study No access Pages 15 - 32
Chapter 3 Results of the Study No access Pages 33 - 48
Chapter 4 What to Make of the Results No access Pages 49 - 60
Chapter 5 Where Do We Go From Here? No access Pages 61 - 92
Chapter 6 Summary, Conclusions, and Post-script No access Pages 93 - 116
