Encyclopedia of capital punishment in the United States

• Tác giả: Louis J Palmer
• Ngôn ngữ: eng
• ISBN-13: 978-0786432639
• Ký hiệu phân loại: 364.660973 Penology
• Thông tin xuất bản: Jefferson, N.C. : McFarland & Company, 2008
• Mô tả vật lý: vii, 623 p. : , ill. ; , 29 cm.
• Bộ sưu tập: Xã hội, kinh tế, luật
• ID: 71261
• Chủ đề: 1. Capital punishment--United States

Includes bibliographical references (p. 601-602) and index.

Tóm tắt

"In this updated encyclopedia are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its inception through 2006. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion. Entries on jurisdictions cite present-day death penalty laws and judicial structure"--Provided by publisher.