Capital punishment / by Duchess Harris, JD, PhD ; with Valerie Bodden.

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ISBN:

9781532119170

Autor personal:

Harris, Duchess

Información de publicación:

Minneapolis, Minnesota : Essential Library, an imprint of Abdo Publishing, [2020]

Descripción física:

112 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.

Contenido:

Life and death -- The history of execution -- How capital punishment works -- Is the death penalty right or wrong? -- Does the death penalty help or harm society? -- When mistakes are made -- Impact on victims, families, and executioners -- Alternatives, reform, or abolition.

Síntesis:

Examines all aspects of capital punishment in the United States, and discusses the history behind the death penalty in the United States, plus varying opinions about the ethics of capital punishment.

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Capital punishment--United States -- History

Capital punishment -- History

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Minnesota authors

Autor añadido:

Bodden, Valerie

DAK_521_LEXILE:

1140L Lexile

DAK_SERIES_TITLE_DSP:

History of crime and punishment.

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