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The death penalty / by John F. Grabowski

By: Grabowski, John F.
Series: Lucent overview series. Publisher: San Diego, Calif. : Lucent Books, c1999Description: 96 p. : ill., map ; 24 cm.ISBN: 1560063718.Subject(s): Capital punishment -- United States -- Juvenile literatureDDC classification: 364.660973
Contents:
Introduction. - Ch. One. Is the death penalty a deterrent? - Ch. Two. Is the death penalty applied unfairly? - Ch. Three. Should age matter? - Ch. Four. Justice denied? - Ch. Five. Is the death penalty morally right? - Notes. - Glossary. - Organizations to contact. - Suggestions for further reading. - Works consulted. - Index. - Picture credits. - About the author.
Summary: Discusses the death penalty and its various aspects and controversies, including whether it is a deterrent, whether it is applied unfairly, how to regard cases in which it is applied by mistake, and whether an execution should be witnessed by the public.
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Introduction. - Ch. One. Is the death penalty a deterrent? - Ch. Two. Is the death penalty applied unfairly? - Ch. Three. Should age matter? - Ch. Four. Justice denied? - Ch. Five. Is the death penalty morally right? - Notes. - Glossary. - Organizations to contact. - Suggestions for further reading. - Works consulted. - Index. - Picture credits. - About the author.

Discusses the death penalty and its various aspects and controversies, including whether it is a deterrent, whether it is applied unfairly, how to regard cases in which it is applied by mistake, and whether an execution should be witnessed by the public.