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The Problem with Capital Punishment and Why It Should Be Abolished in America
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2023
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One of the most controversial subjects in criminal law is whether or not we should continue to use capital punishment as the ultimate punitive sanction. The intended focus of The Problem with Capital Punishment and Why It Should Be Abolished in America is to take a harsh, critical look at theories in support of the use of this form of punishment and expose the truth about capital punishment: it is extremely costly; it is arbitrarily applied; there have been too many innocent persons exonerated from death row; and the only consistency with execution seems to be that of the mentally ill, the poor, and those without adequate legal representation and by using methods that are inhumane and “cruel and unusual”.
This book shows that our current system of capital punishment is fraught with error, insanely expensive, and administered in such a manner that the possibility of executing a completely innocent person is not only possible but likely if we continue upon our present course. After reading this book, the reader will be left with no reasonable doubt that the time has come to abolish capital punishment in America.
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Copyright year
2023
ISBN-Print
978-1-6669-0382-9
ISBN-Online
978-1-6669-0383-6
Publisher
Lexington, Lanham
Language
English
Pages
116
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Preface No access
Acknowledgments No access
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 4
The History of the Death Penalty in America: A Brief Overview No access Pages 5 - 12
The Death Penalty: An Unjust and Arbitrarily Applied Penalty No access Pages 13 - 22
The Financial Cost of Capital Punishment Makes It Illogical to Continue Its Use No access Pages 23 - 34
Capital Punishment Runs Counter to the United States Constitution by Violating the Eighth Amendment’s Prohibition against “Cruel and Unusual Punishment” No access Pages 35 - 42
Lethal Injection: An Inherently Flawed Method of Execution No access Pages 43 - 54
Bad Lawyers: The Unspoken Key to Many Death Sentences No access Pages 55 - 68
The Persistent Problem of False Confessions in Death Penalty Cases No access Pages 69 - 78
Wrongful Convictions, Innocence, and the Death Penalty No access Pages 79 - 90
Life Without Parole: The Alternative to Capital Punishment No access Pages 91 - 96
