| The Death Penalty: What's Keeping It Alive Contributor(s): Lyon, Andrea D. (Author) |
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ISBN: 1442232676 ISBN-13: 9781442232679 Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers OUR PRICE: $47.50 Product Type: Hardcover - Other Formats Published: November 2014 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Criminology - Law | Criminal Law - General - Law | Criminal Procedure |
| Dewey: 364.660 |
| LCCN: 2014025513 |
| Physical Information: 0.7" H x 4.7" W x 9.7" (0.70 lbs) 174 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: The United States is divided about the death penalty--17 states have banned it, while the remaining states have not. From wrongful convictions to botched executions, capital punishment is fraught with controversy. In The Death Penalty: What's Keeping It Alive, award-winning criminal defense attorney Andrea Lyon turns a critical eye towards the reasons why the death penalty remains active in most states, in spite of well-documented flaws in the justice system. The book opens with an overview of the history of the death penalty in America, then digs into the reasons capital punishment is a fixture in the justice system of most states. The author argues that religious and moral convictions play a role, as does media coverage of crime and punishment. Politics, however, plays the biggest role, according to the author, with no one wanting to look soft on crime. The death penalty remains a deadly political tool in most of the United States. |
Contributor Bio(s): Lyon, Andrea D.: - Dean Andrea Lyon, Valparaiso University Law School (updated 09/08/2014) |