For Capital Punishment: Crime and the Morality of the Death Penalty

by Walter Berns

Book Overview

This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0819181501
• ISBN13: 9780819181503
• Release Date: October 1991
• Publisher: Globe Pequot Publishing Group Inc/Bloomsbury
• Length: 218 Pages
• Weight: 0.35 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 5.4" x 8.4"