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This updated encyclopedia provides ready information on all aspects of capital punishment in America. It details virtually every capital punishment decision ren

Capital punishment, also known as the death penalty, is a government-sanctioned practice whereby a person is killed by the state as a punishment for a crime. Th

This new edition of a classic study assesses the global status of capital punishment. As in previous editions, this work draws on Roger Hood's experiences as co

This volume provides an abundance of information on the history of capital punishment, and ongoing opposition to it. Author Bruce E.R. Thompson includes narrati

Considers the history of state-sanctioned homicide from the 17th century BCE to the present. Most of the entries are people who were executed or had some impact