The Geography of Execution: The Capital Punishment Quagmire in America

by Keith D. Harries

The perennially controversial issue of capital punishment has generated especially passionate debate in recent years. In this book, two noted experts on crime provide a geo-historical perspective on capital punishment, showing vividly the incoherencies and contradictions in policies and practices across the country. Going back to the earliest U.S. executions, the authors challenge the belief that capital punishment serves as a deterrent. Using state-of-the-art...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0847681572
• ISBN13: 9780847681570
• Release Date: January 1997
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 288 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 5.7" x 8.7"