00000nam 2200000 4500 INLIS000000000004701 20221104081213 0010-0520004701 221104################|##########|#eng## 1-4200-7011-8 eng 345.730 345.730 DEA Death Penalty Today Death Penalty Today / Edited by Robert M. Bohm New York : CRC Press, 2008 xvi, 224 p. : :illus. ; 24 cm. Indeks : p.219-224 More than 30 years after the US Supreme Court reinstated the death penalty, it is still plagued with egregious problems. Issues of wrongful conviction, inhumane practices, and its efficacy as a deterrent are hotly debated topics. As of August 2007, two-thirds of the world's countries have abolished the death penalty. Today, the US falls alongside Iran, Iraq, Sudan, China, and Pakistan as countries that continue to believe the death penalty is a necessary and productive practice. Compiling articles and essays from leading experts, it presents an in-depth examination of the current points of debate. The first of two sections focuses on miscarriages of justice, including errors in conviction and possible remedies. It reviews 13 death penalty study commissions that reveal potential causes of wrongful conviction and discusses relevant factors such as geography, timeframe, and race. The first section also considers the responsibility of the state for reintegration of the wrongfully convicted after exoneration, as well as flaws with the ability of lethal injections to produce a "humane" and "painless" death. Capital Punishment-United States Capital Punishment-Moral and Ethical Aspects-United States Edited by Robert M. Bohm 10222/MKRI-P/XI-2008 10222/MKRI-P/XI-2008