國立虎尾科技大學 |

Capital punishment = cruel and unusual? /

Record Type:	Language materials, printed : Monograph/item
Title/Author:	Capital punishment/ Kim Masters Evans.
Reminder of title:	cruel and unusual? /
Author:	Evans, Kimberly Masters.
Published:	Detroit, Mich. :Gale, : c2008.,
Notes:	ISSN "1538-6678".
Series:	Information Plus reference series
Subject:	Capital punishment - United States. -
Online resource:	Available for Taiwan Academic E-Books Consortium via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access
ISBN:	9781414438146 (electronic book)

Capital punishment = cruel and unusual? /
Evans, Kimberly Masters.

Capital punishmentcruel and unusual? /[electronic resource] :Kim Masters Evans. - 2008 ed. - Detroit, Mich. :Gale,c2008. - Information Plus reference series.

ISSN "1538-6678".

Includes bibliographical references and index.

A continuing conflict: a history of capital punishment in the United States -- Supreme Court rulings: constitutionality of the death penalty, guidelines for judges and juries, jury selection,and sentencing procedures -- Supreme Court rulings: circumstances that do and do not warrant the death penalty, right to effective counsel, appeals based on new evidence, and constitutionality of execution methods -- Supreme Court rulings: mitigating circumstances, youth, insanity, mental retardation, the admissibility of victim impact statements, and the influence of race in capital cases -- Death penalty laws: offenses, sentences, appeals, and execution methods -- Statistics: death sentences, capital case costs, and executions -- Issues of fairness: racial bias and quality of legal representation -- Exonerations, moratoriums, and reforms -- Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- Capital punishment around the world -- The debate: capital punishment should be maintained -- The debate: capital punishment should be abolished.

Covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.

Electronic reproduction.
Farmington Hills, Mi :
Gale.

Available via World Wide Web.

Original:

viii, 151 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.

Mode of access: Internet.

ISBN: 9781414438146 (electronic book)Subjects--Topical Terms:

568838
Capital punishment
--United States.

LC Class. No.: HV8699.U5 / C298 2008

Dewey Class. No.: 364.66/0973

Capital punishment = cruel and unusual? /
LDR:02595cam 2200337 a 4500 001 618026
003 MiFhGG
005 19990616182853.0
006 m d
007 cr un ---uuuua
008 060419s2008 miua sbs 001 0 eng d
020 $a 9781414438146 (electronic book)
020 $a 9781414407470
035 $a 00000229
040 $a MiFhGG $c MiFhGG $d MiFhGG
050 0 4 $a HV8699.U5 $b C298 2008
082 0 4 $a 364.66/0973 $2 21
100 1 $a Evans, Kimberly Masters. $3 654457
245 1 0 $a Capital punishment $h [electronic resource] : $b cruel and unusual? / $c Kim Masters Evans.
250 $a 2008 ed.
260 $a Detroit, Mich. : $c c2008. $b Gale,
440 0 $a Information Plus reference series
440 0 $a Gale virtual reference library
500 $a ISSN "1538-6678".
500 $a "Formerly published by Information Plus, Wylie, Texas."
504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index.
505 0 $a A continuing conflict: a history of capital punishment in the United States -- Supreme Court rulings: constitutionality of the death penalty, guidelines for judges and juries, jury selection,and sentencing procedures -- Supreme Court rulings: circumstances that do and do not warrant the death penalty, right to effective counsel, appeals based on new evidence, and constitutionality of execution methods -- Supreme Court rulings: mitigating circumstances, youth, insanity, mental retardation, the admissibility of victim impact statements, and the influence of race in capital cases -- Death penalty laws: offenses, sentences, appeals, and execution methods -- Statistics: death sentences, capital case costs, and executions -- Issues of fairness: racial bias and quality of legal representation -- Exonerations, moratoriums, and reforms -- Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- Capital punishment around the world -- The debate: capital punishment should be maintained -- The debate: capital punishment should be abolished.
520 $a Covers the history of capital punishment plus discussions of numerous court cases, legal decisions, and historical statistics. Also includes information about execution methods, minors and the death penalty, public attitudes, and capital punishment around the world.
533 $a Electronic reproduction. $b Farmington Hills, Mi : $c Gale. $n Available via World Wide Web.
534 $p Original: $e viii, 151 p. : ill. ; 28 cm.
538 $a Mode of access: Internet.
650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States. $3 568838
650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States $v Statistics. $3 654548
650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States $x History. $3 654549
650 0 $a Criminal law $z United States. $3 654550
650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States $x Moral and ethical aspects. $3 654551
650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States $x Public opinion. $3 654552
650 0 $a Executions and executioners. $3 654553
710 2 $a Gale Group. $3 650300
856 4 0 $u http://galenet.galegroup.com/servlet/eBooks?ste=22&docNum=CX3078499999&q=twnsc055 $z Available for Taiwan Academic E-Books Consortium via Gale Virtual Reference Library. Click here to access
912 $a 1WVZ