Capital punishment

This chapter explores the history and current practice of capital punishment in the United States, evaluates capital punishment as a criminal justice policy, describes the collateral damage associated with capital punishment, and discusses the implications for social workers. The evidence is clear t...

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1. VerfasserIn: Hope, Trina L. (VerfasserIn)
Beteiligte: Lepper-Pappan, Heather M. ; Natale, Anthony P.
Medienart: Druck Aufsatz
Sprache:Englisch
Veröffentlicht: 2024
In: Handbook of forensic social work
Jahr: 2024, Seiten: 265-288
Verfügbarkeit prüfen: HBZ Gateway
Schlagwörter:
Arbitrariness
Capital Punishment
collateral damage
Cost
Criminal Justice Policy
Death Penalty
Deterrence
Racial Discrimination
code of ethics
Wrongful convictions
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Zusammenfassung:This chapter explores the history and current practice of capital punishment in the United States, evaluates capital punishment as a criminal justice policy, describes the collateral damage associated with capital punishment, and discusses the implications for social workers. The evidence is clear that capital punishment is arbitrary and costly, does not act as a deterrent, produces wrongful convictions, and is littered with a history of racial discrimination. Perhaps even worse than capital punishment missing the mark in terms of its intended effects, it inflicts significant collateral damage upon the families of both victims and offenders, as well as those who work in the system. Finally, when the social work code of ethics is applied to the system of capital punishment, it is clear the practice is antithetical to the aims of social work.
Beschreibung:Literaturverzeichnis: Seite 286-288
ISBN:9780197694732