Logo

Kiss of Death: America's Love Affair with the Death Penalty

Large book cover: Kiss of Death: America's Love Affair with the Death Penalty

Kiss of Death: America's Love Affair with the Death Penalty
by

Publisher: Northeastern University Press
ISBN/ASIN: 1555535674
Number of pages: 216

Description:
John D. Bessler skillfully interweaves the powerful life stories of death row prisoners, his own experiences as a pro-bono attorney on death penalty cases in Texas, and historical perspective to persuade the reader that state-sanctioned executions must be abolished in the US.

Home page url

Download or read it online for free here:
Download link
(1.8MB, PDF)

Similar books

Book cover: Punishment: Theory and PracticePunishment: Theory and Practice
by - University of California Press
What actions should be punished? Should plea-bargaining be allowed? How should sentencing be determined? In this original, penetrating study, Mark Tunick explores not only why society punishes wrongdoing, but also how it implements punishment.
(14986 views)
Book cover: The Sovereignty of Law: The European WayThe Sovereignty of Law: The European Way
by - Francis Geoffrey Jacobs
With the non-specialist in mind, and starting from the basic notion of the rule of law, this book explores how judges can balance the potentially conflicting interests of human life and human dignity; freedom of speech and the right of privacy ...
(9657 views)
Book cover: Media Law HandbookMedia Law Handbook
by - U.S. Department of State
What are the privileges and responsibilities of a free press? In Media Law Handbook, Professor Jane Kirtley, Silha Professor of Media Ethics and Law at the University of Minnesota, explores how free societies answer this question.
(12076 views)
Book cover: Basic Home SecurityBasic Home Security
by
This is a short article on the different ways to protect your house against armed robbers. Written for the South African market it may sound extreme to the rest of the world but gives valuable guidance which is applicable everywhere.
(7852 views)