NCJ Number
36481
Editor(s)
H A BEDAU,
C M PIERCE
Date Published
1975
Length
590 pages
Annotation
THIS VOLUME ATTEMPTS TO BRING TOGETHER THE BEST SOCIAL SCIENCE RESEARCH ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES THAT HAS APPEARED SINCE THE SUPREME COURT'S JUNE 1972 RULING IN FURMAN V. GEORGIA.
Abstract
THIS COLLECTION OF TWENTY-FIVE ESSAYS DISCUSS THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN THIS JUDICIAL DECISION, SCIENTIFIC EVIDENCE, AND LEGISLATIVE RESPONSE; THE ADMINISTRATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE IN MURDER AND RAPE CASES; AND WHAT THE GENERAL PUBLIC THINKS ABOUT THE DEATH PENALTY AND WHY. OTHER AREAS COVERED INCLUDE HOW MORAL ATTITUDES DEVELOP TOWARD CAPITAL PUNISHMENT, MEASUREMENT OF THE DETERRENT VALUE OF THE DEATH PENALTY, AND HOW JURIES PERCEIVE CAPITAL CASES. THE CHARACTERISTICS OF OFFENDERS ON DEATH ROW AND THE NATURE OF CAPITAL CRIMES AND CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AS SEEN FROM A MEDICAL AND PSYCHIATRIC VIEWPOINT ARE ALSO ANALYZED. A LIST OF CONTRIBUTIONS AND AN INDEX ARE INCLUDED. (SNI ABSTRACT)