The death penalty: a 25-year retrospective and a perspective on the future

Death penalty law has been transformed dramatically over the last 25 years. By some measures, judicial and legislative initiatives have produced substantial improvements in the administration of capital punishment. By other accounts, changes in death penalty laws have been sorely inadequate to remed...

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Main Author: Acker, James R. 1951- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
Published: 1996
In: Criminal justice review
Year: 1996, Volume: 21, Issue: 2, Pages: 139-160
Online Access: Volltext (doi)
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