When the State Kills: Capital Punishment and the American Condition

by Austin Sarat

Book Overview

Is capital punishment just? Does it deter people from murder? What is the risk that we will execute innocent people? These are the usual questions at the heart of the increasingly heated debate about... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0691007268
• ISBN13: 9780691007267
• Release Date: April 2001
• Publisher: Princeton University Press
• Length: 352 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.3"

Customer Reviews

Was a Textbook for a class...

This was my favorite book of the semester! I had to read it for one of my classes and I actually am going to keep it. It was interesting and a fairly easy read for a college student. The book provided many different examples and thoughts on problems with the death penalty and really helped to open my eyes to a different perspective.