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America Without Death Penalty - 02 edition

by John F. Galliher

America Without Death Penalty (ISBN10: 1555536395; ISBN13: 9781555536398)
ISBN13: 978-1555536398
ISBN10: 1555536395

This edition has also been released as:
ISBN13: 978-1555535292
ISBN10: 1555535291

Summary: In 2000 Governor George Ryan of Illinois a Republican and a supporter of the death penalty declared a moratorium on executions in his state. In 2003 he commuted the death sentences of all Illinois prisoners on death row. Ryan contended that the application of the death penalty in Illinois had been arbitrary and unfair and he ignited a new round of debate over the appropriateness of execution. Nationwide surveys indicate that the number of Americans who favor the death penalty is decl ...show moreining. As the struggle over capital punishment rages on twelve states and the District of Columbia have taken bold measures to eliminate the practice. This landmark study is the first to examine the history and motivations of those jurisdictions that abolished capital punishment and have resisted the move to reinstate death penalty statutes. ...show less

Edition/Copyright: 02
Cover: Paperback
Publisher: Northeastern University Press
Published: 07/01/2005

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