Death Penalty - Paternoster, Raymond (Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Office of Academic Computing Services, Professor of Criminology and Criminal Justice and Director of the Office of Academic Computing Services, University of Maryland,

This book addresses one of the most controversial issues in the criminal justice system today--the death penalty. Paternoster et al. present a balanced perspective that focuses on both the arguments for and against capital punishment. Coverage draws on legal, historical, philosophical, economic, sociological, and religious points of view.