A Comparative Analysis of Capital Punishment: Statutes, Policies, Frequencies, and Public Attitudes the World Over

by Rita J. Simon and Dagny A. Blaskovich

A Comparative Analysis of Capital Punishment provides a concise and detailed history of the death penalty. Incorporating and synthesizing public opinion data and empirical studies, Simon and Blaskovich's work compares, across societies, the types of offenses punishable by death, the level of public support for the death penalty, the forms the penalty takes, and the categories of persons exempt from punishment.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0739120913
• ISBN13: 9780739120910
• Release Date: March 2007
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 136 Pages
• Weight: 0.44 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.3" x 8.9"