Bibliograph

The death of the American death penalty, states still leading the way, Larry W. Koch, Colin Wark, John F. Galliher

Type

Label

The death of the American death penalty, states still leading the way, Larry W. Koch, Colin Wark, John F. Galliher

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The death of the American death penalty

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

dictionariesbibliography

Oclc number

795706976

Responsibility statement

Larry W. Koch, Colin Wark, John F. Galliher

Sub title

states still leading the way

Summary

An up-to-date study of state-level developments regarding the death penalty

Table Of Contents

Death penalty debates in traditional abolitionist jurisdictions -- The New York State death penalty debate -- The abolition of capital punishment in New Jersey -- The abolition of capital punishment in New Mexico -- The abolition of capital punishment in Illinois -- The recurring life and death of death penalty legislation in Kansas -- Recent death penalty abolition near misses in New England : New Hampshire and Connecticut -- Recent abolition near misses : Nebraska and Maryland -- De facto abolition states -- Opposition to capital punishment in the South and Texas -- Summary and conclusion : the death penalty on a downhill slop

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