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100 1  Evans, Kim Masters. 
245 10 Capital punishment :|bcruel and unusual? /|cKim Masters 
       Evans. 
264  1 Detroit :|bGale,|c2012. 
300    1 online resource (viii, 165 pages) :|billustrations, 
       maps. 
336    text|btxt|2rdacontent 
337    computer|bc|2rdamedia 
338    online resource|bcr|2rdacarrier 
490 1  Information Plus reference series 
490 0  Gale virtual reference library 
500    "ISSN 1538-6678." 
500    GMD: electronic resource. 
504    Includes bibliographical references and index. 
505 0  ch 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital 
       punishment in the United States -- ch 2. Supreme Court 
       rulings I : constitutionality of the death penalty, 
       guidelines for judges and juries, jury selection, and 
       sentencing procedures -- ch 3. Supreme Court rulings II : 
       circumstances that do and do not warrant the death penalty,
       right to effective counsel, appeals based on new evidence,
       and constitutionality of execution methods -- ch 4. 
       Supreme Court rulings III : mitigating circumstances, 
       youth, insanity, mental retardation, the admissibility of 
       victim impact statements, and the influence of race in 
       capital cases -- ch 5. Death penalty laws : state, federal,
       and U.S. military -- ch 6. Statistics : death sentences, 
       capital case costs, and executions -- ch 7. Issues of 
       fairness -- ch 8. Exonerations and moratoriums -- ch 9. 
       Public attitudes toward capital punishment -- ch 10. 
       Capital punishment around the world -- ch 11. The debate :
       capital punishment should be maintained -- ch 12. The 
       debate : capital punishment should be abolished. 
520    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. 
588    Description based on print version record. 
650  0 Capital punishment|zUnited States. 
650  0 Capital punishment|zUnited States|vStatistics. 
650  0 Capital punishment|zUnited States|xHistory. 
650  0 Criminal law|zUnited States. 
650  0 Capital punishment|zUnited States|xMoral and ethical 
       aspects. 
650  0 Capital punishment|zUnited States|xPublic opinion. 
650  0 Executions and executioners. 
710 2  Gale Group. 
776 08 |iPrint version:|tCapital punishment.|dDetroit : Gale, 
       2012|z9781414481340 
830  0 Information Plus reference series. 
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