Just revenge : costs and consequences of the death penalty /
Mark Costanzo.
- New York : Worth, c1997.
- xiv, 206 p. ; 22 cm.
- Contemporary social issues. .
- Contemporary social issues. .
Includes bibliographical references (p. [181]-197) and index.
A long bloodly past -- From trial to execution chamber -- Is the death penalty humane? -- Is the death penalty cheaper than life imprisonment? -- Is the death penalty fairly applied? -- Does the death penalty deter potential murders? --Does the public support the death penalty? -- Is killing murderers morally justified? -- The politics and future of kiling: symbolism and realism.