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OverviewIn 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was reserved for the 'worst of the worst.' The same court had rejected the death penalty just four years before in the Furman decision because it found that the penalty had been applied in a capricious and arbitrary manner. The 1976 decision ushered in the 'modern' period of the US death penalty, setting the country on a course to execute over 1,400 inmates in the ensuing years, with over 8,000 individuals currently sentenced to die. Now, forty years after the decision, the eminent political scientist Frank Baumgartner along with a team of younger scholars (Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Colin Wilson) have collaborated to assess the empirical record and provide a definitive account of how the death penalty has been implemented. Each chapter addresses a precise empirical question and provides evidence, not opinion, about whether how the modern death penalty has functioned. They decided to write the book after Justice Breyer issued a dissent in a 2015 death penalty case in which he asked for a full briefing on the constitutionality of the death penalty. In particular, they assess the extent to which the modern death penalty has met the aspirations of Gregg or continues to suffer from the flaws that caused its rejection in Furman. To answer this question, they provide the most comprehensive statistical account yet of the workings of the capital punishment system. Authoritative and pithy, the book is intended for both students in a wide variety of fields, researchers studying the topic, and--not least--the Supreme Court itself. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Frank Baumgartner (Professor of Political Science, Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina) , Marty Davidson (Student, Student, University of North Carolina) , Kaneesha Johnson (Student, Student, UNC) , Arvind Krishnamurthy (Student, Student, UNC)Publisher: Oxford University Press Inc Imprint: Oxford University Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 23.10cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 15.50cm Weight: 0.599kg ISBN: 9780190841546ISBN 10: 0190841540 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 04 January 2018 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: To order  Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us. Table of ContentsList of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Furman, Gregg, and the Creation of the Modern Death Penalty Chapter 2. The Capital Punishment Process. Chapter 3. Homicide in America Chapter 4. Comparing Homicides with Execution Cases Chapter 5. Which Crimes Are Capital Eligible, and is Death Reserved for the Worst Offenders? Chapter 6. Which Jurisdictions Execute and which Ones Don't? Chapter 7. How Often Are Death Sentences Overturned? Chapter 8. How Long Does It Take? Chapter 9. How Often Are People Exonerated from Death Row? Chapter 10. How Are the Executions Carried Out? Chapter 11. How Often Are Scheduled Executions Delayed or Cancelled? Chapter 12. Mental Illness and Death Row Chapter 13. How Deep Is Public Support for the Death Penalty? Chapter 14. Why Does the Death Penalty Cost So Much? Chapter 15. Does the Death Penalty Deter? Chapter 16. Is the Death Penalty Dying? Chapter 17. Does the Modern Death Penalty Meet the Goals of Furman? Epilogue: How This Book Came About References Associated Web Site: Appendices A. State Laws Relating to Capital Crimes and Aggravating Circumstances B. State Laws Relating to Mitigating Circumstances C. Appendix to Chapter 12 on Mental Illness D. Appendix to Chapter 13 on Public Opinion E. Appendix to Chapter 14 on Cost F. Relevant Supreme Court Cases Data used in this book A. The Carolina Execution Database (all executions, 1977 through 2015) B. Homicides by County and by Year, 1984 to 2012 C. Homicides by State and Year, 1984 to 2012 D. Executions by County and by Year, 1975 to 2015 E. Executions by State and by Year, 1975 to 2015 F. Pennsylvania Death Warrants G. Replication data for Figures used in the book H. Web sites with data we use a. Death Penalty Information Center b. Clark County Prosecutor Execution database c. National Registry of Exonerations I. Movies / documentaries / popular culture linksReviewsBaumgartner et al. question whether the death penalty as it is practiced today meets the standards for constitutional legitimacy imposed in Furman. Baumgartner et al. address every empirical issue relevant to that question, ranging from the process by which capital punishment is meted out in jurisdictions, to which crimes in which jurisdictions merit the death penalty, to how often persons are exonerated from death row. They also provide extensive statistical evidence of differences in execution rates according to race and gender, and consider the evidence of whether the death penalty deters crime. This excellent volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the constitutionality of the death penalty. -- CHOICE Author InformationFB: Professor of Political Science, University of North Carolina; author of many books for Princeton UP and the U of Chicago Press MW: Student, UNC KJ: Student, UNC AK: Student, UNC CW: Student, UNC Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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