Deadly Justice: A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty

Author:   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)
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Pages:   416
Publication Date:   04 January 2018
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Author:   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
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9780190841546


ISBN 10:   0190841540
Pages:   416
Publication Date:   04 January 2018
Audience:   Professional and scholarly ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
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List 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 links

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Baumgartner 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


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FB: 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

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