In 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 …

This book argues for a mixed theory of legal punishment that treats both crime reduction and
retribution as important aims of the state. A central question in the philosophy of law is why …

The author compared American criminologists' stated reasons for death penalty support or
opposition with those of the general public as reported by Gallup pollsters. While experts …

This book is an in-depth critical examination of all pertinent aspects of life without parole
(LWOP). Empirically assessing key arguments that advance LWOP, including as an …

This Article is an interdisciplinary response to an entrenched legal and cultural problem. It
incorporates legal analysis, religious study and the anthropological notion of" culture work" …

This study examines how local governments handle the financial demands of capital trials.
With longitudinal data on county expenditures in Texas, fixed-effects regression estimates …

As there are evident flaws within the practice of capital punishment, I urge the United States
federal government to question ways in which they should change how the death penalty is …

Louisiana has had the death penalty in its current form since 1977. Since that time, there
have been 242 death sentences. Twenty-eight of the people condemned to death sentences …

The majority of Americans support capital punishment. This study sought to better
understand support of the death penalty among white adults in the United States. There …

In the Gallup Poll, depending on the year being polled, between 10% and 20% of those who
support the death penalty appear to do so because of the cost, and this has apparently …