TY - BOOK AU - Williams,Mary E. TI - Capital punishment AV - HV8699.W725.C375 2000 PY - 2000/// CY - San Diego PB - Greenhaven Press KW - Capital punishment KW - United States KW - Moral and ethical aspects KW - Discrimination in capital punishment N1 - 2; Is capital punishment ethical? --; Yes, capital punishment is ethical : capital punishment is moral; Robert James Bidinotto --; Capital punishment is reasonable; David Gelernter --; Capital punishment is not barbaric; Don Feder --; The state has a right to execute violent criminals; Deal Hudson --; No, capital punishment is not ethical : capital punishment is not morally justified; Mark Costanzo --; Execution is inhumane; Robert Johnson --; Capital punishment undermines the sacredness of life; the Permanent Deacons of Paterson, New Jersey --; Is capital punishment administered fairly? --; The death penalty and fairness : an overview; Mary H. Cooper --; Capital punishment is applied unfairly; Jesse Jackson Sr. and Jesse Jackson Jr. --; Racism influences death-sentence decisions; Michael B. Ross --; The litigation process for capital defendants is unfair; Individual Rights and Responsibilities Death Penalty Committee --; Reforms are needed to prevent the execution of innocent people; Craig Aaron --; Claims about the unfairness of capital punishment are unfounded; Michael Levin --; Capital punishment is not applied unfairly to blacks; Jeff Jacoby --; Unfair application of capital punishment does not justify abolishing it; Louis P. Pojman --; The death penalty should be carried out more promptly; David Frum --; Is capital punishment an effective deterrent to crime? --; The death penalty and deterrence : an overview; Richard L. Worsnop --; Yes, capital punishment deters crime : capital punishment is a deterrent; George E. Pataki --; Society needs the death penalty to deter murderers; William Tucker --; Executions reduce the murder rate; George H. Cullins --; No, capital punishment does not deter crime : Capital punishment is not a deterrent; Sean O' Malley --; Capital punishment may cause violence to increase; Philip Brasfield --; Should capital punishment be abolished? --; The death penalty should be abolished; Helen Prejean, interviewed by Vicki Quade --; The death penalty should be retained; Justice for All --; Capital punishment should not be applied unless absolutely necessary; Renato Martino --; Capital punishment deserves cautious support; James Nuechterlein --; Life without parole is preferable to the death penalty; Bob Herbert --; The death penalty is preferable to life without parole; Wesley Lowe --; Mentally disadvantaged killers should not be sentenced to death; Michael B. Ross --; The mental competence of a murderer can be difficult to determine; Sam Howe Verhovek; 2 ER -