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The Top Ten Death Penalty Myths: The Politics of Crime Control

Autor Rudolph J. Gerber, John M. Johnson
en Limba Engleză Hardback – 29 noi 2007 – vârsta până la 17 ani
The death penalty remains one of the most controversial issues in the United States. Its proponents claim many things in their defense of its continued application. For example, they claim that it deters crime, that death by lethal injection is painless and humane, that it is racially neutral, and that it provides closure to families of the victims. In this comprehensive review of the major death penalty issues, the authors systematically dismantle each one of these myths about capital punishment in a hard-hitting critique of how our social, political, and community leaders have used fear and myth (symbolic politics) to misrepresent the death penalty as a public policy issue. They successfully demonstrate how our political and community leaders have used myth and emotional appeals to misrepresent the facts about capital executions.Successive chapters address the following topics: the notion of community bonding, the expectation of effective crime fighting, the desire for equal justice, deterrence, the hope for fidelity to the Constitution, the claim of error-free justice, closure, retribution, cost-effectiveness, and the messianic desires of some politicians. In each of these areas the authors quote from death penalty advocates making these claims and then proceed to analyze and ultimately dismember the claimed advantages of the death penalty.
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Specificații

ISBN-13: 9780275997809
ISBN-10: 0275997804
Pagini: 256
Dimensiuni: 156 x 235 x 25 mm
Greutate: 0.54 kg
Editura: Bloomsbury Publishing
Colecția Praeger
Locul publicării:New York, United States

Notă biografică

Rudolph J. Gerber is a lawyer in private practice who teaches at Arizona State University. He is also a retired judge on the Arizona Court of Appeals. His most recent book is Legalizing Marijuana: Drug Policy Reform and Prohibition Politics.John M. Johnson is Professor of Justice Studies at the School of Justice and Social Inquiry, Arizona State University, where he has taught since 1972. He has published 12 books and has headed the ASU chapter of Amnesty International for 12 years.

Cuprins

Foreword Sister Helen PrejeanAcknowledgmentsIntroductionchapter 1 Death Penalty History and the Myth of Community Bondingchapter 2 The Myth of the Rule of Law in Capital Caseschapter 3 The Myth of Equal Justicechapter 4 The Myth of Deterrencechapter 5 The Myth of Fidelity to the Constitutionchapter 6 The Myth of Humane Executionchapter 7 The Myth of Closurechapter 8 The Myth of Retributionchapter 9 The Myth of Effective Crime Controlchapter 10 The Myth of the Dedicated Public ServantConclusionSelected BibliographyIndex

Recenzii

Beginning with the history of the death penalty in Colonial times, the authors document how it has evolved over the years and how it has affected lawmakers and ordinary citizens alike. Particularly interesting are the little gems of information about how politicians have used it to further their own careers..[A] vital contribution to the anti-death penalty cause. Written in lay readers' language, the arguments are poignant and intense. The book could serve as a primer for anti-death penalty groups. Highly recommended.