Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States, 2d Ed.

this Updated Encyclopedia Provides Ready Information On All Aspects Of Capital Punishment In America. It Details Virtually Every Capital Punishment Decision Rendered By The United States Supreme Court Through 2006, Including More Than 40 Cases Decided Since Publication Of The First Edition. Entries Are Also Provided For Each Supreme Court Justice Who Has Ever Rendered A Capital Punishment Opinion. Entries On Jurisdictions Cite Present-day Death Penalty Laws And Judicial Structure State By State, With Synopses Of Common And Unique Features. Also Included Are Entries On Significant U.s. Capital Prosecutions; Legal Principles And Procedures In Capital Cases; Organizations That Support And Oppose Capital Punishment; Capital Punishment's Impact On Persons Of African, Asian, Hispanic, And Native American Descent, On Women, And On Foreign Nationals; And The Methods Of Execution. Essential Facts Are Also Provided On Capital Punishment In More Than 200 Other Nations. A Wealth Of Statistical Data Is Found Throughout. booknews a West Virginia Attorney Who Has Written About The Death Penalty Before, Palmer Unveils A Hefty Reference. Among The Entries Are Virtually Every Capital Punishment Decision Rendered By The Supreme Court From Its Beginning Through 1999, And Each Supreme Court Justice Who Has Ever Rendered A Capital Punishment Opinion. Entries On Jurisdictions That Do Or Do Not Have Capital Punishment Cite The Present Relevant Laws And The Judicial Structure, And Summarize Both Its Common And Its Unique Features. Though The Focus Is On The Us, He Also Summarizes The Status Of Capital Punishment In Almost 200 Other Countries. Annotation C. Book News, Inc., Portland, Or (booknews.com) The primary purpose of this volume is to provide a comprehensive source of information on the legal, social, and political history and present status of capital punishment in the U.S. The encyclopedia accomplishes this through the use of A-Z entries, both brief and extensive, covering almost every capital punishment opinion issued by the U.S. Supreme Court through 1999. In addition there are entries covering each jurisdiction in the U.S. that summarize the relevant death penalty laws as well as provide information on the judicial structure of each jurisdiction. There are also entries for the status of capital punishment in other nations of the world; famous capital prosecutions; organizations that are either pro- or anti-capital punishment; capital punishment in the military; and the impact of capital punishment on minority groups in the U.S. "In this updated encyclopedia are entries on virtually every capital punishment decision rendered by the U.S. Supreme Court from its inception through 2006. Entries are also provided for each Supreme Court Justice who has ever rendered a capital punishment opinion. Entries on jurisdictions cite present-day death penalty laws and judicial structure"--Provided by publisher. Contains entries on capital punishment decisions rendered by the US Supreme Court. This encyclopedia includes entries on organizations that support and oppose capital punishment; capital punishment's impact on persons of African, Asian, Hispanic, and Native American descent, on women, and on foreign nationals; and the various methods of execution.