The Death Penalty: A Debate

by John Conrad, John P. Conrad, Ernest Van den Haag

Book Overview

From 1965 until 1980, there was a virtual moratorium on executions for capital offenses in the United States. This was due primarily to protracted legal proceedings challenging the death penalty on constitutional grounds. After much Sturm und Drang, the Supreme Court of the United States, by a divided vote, finally decided that "the death penalty does not invariably violate the Cruel and Unusual Punishment Clause of the Eighth Amendment." The Court's...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306414163
• ISBN13: 9780306414169
• Release Date: January 1983
• Publisher: Springer
• Length: 305 Pages
• Weight: 1.15 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.3" x 5.9" x 8.6"

Customer Reviews

Excellent introductory book

"The Death Penalty : A Debate" is an excellent introduction to the topic for two primary reasons. First, it presents the two main opposing view points argued well by experts on the subject, so regardless of your own position you need not fear that the book is biased. Second, it covers the subject thoroughly, addressing each issue individually, and relying on facts to support claims. This means, after reading this book, you'll have plenty of ammunition the next time you want to argue the subject with someone esle.