THE DEATH PENALTY IN FOCUS

ISBN: 9781609278908 Géneros: JKV Sinópsis: The death penalty is one of the most debated issues in America Should we abolish the sanction Is it used often enough Does the death penalty deter crime Does it cost more to execute or incarcerate for life These are a few of the questions that continuously fuel the debate This anthology highlights several important issues in the death penalty debate and takes a reasoned approach presenting relevant facts and prevailing opinions in an unbiased manner The death penalty debate touches on nearly every aspect of the justice administration crime investigation forensics evidence interrogations prosecutorial decisionmaking public defender systems judicial education postconviction appeal processes and more Each chapter presents studies or commentaries that take distinctly different positions or that present different perspectives or different data on the same issue The articles will challenge student readers regarding their understanding of the facts the variety of opinions the volume of information available and the sophistication of the research methodologiesSelections in The Death Penalty in Focus are organized into seven topical sections with each section containing a brief introduction and discussion questions History of the Death Penalty Disparities Deterrence The Cost of the Death Penalty Eyewitness Identification Forensic Issues Regarding the Death Penalty and Capital Punishment and ReligionVincent R Jones JD is a former national trial lawyer with extensive experience in the area of Federal Criminal Defense He is currently an Assistant Professor of Criminal Justice at Governors State University where he teaches The History of the Death Penalty in America Constitutional Issues in Criminal Justice and The Discovery of Innocence in the Criminal Justice System He is a graduate of Illinois State University and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago He is an advocate for the abolition of capital punishmentJames R