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      2020., ABDO Publishing Company Call No: 364.66 HAR    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: Capital Punishment examines all aspects of capital punishment in the United States. It discusses the history behind the death penalty in the United States and varying opinions about the ethics of capital punishment.
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      c2004, Benchmark Books/Marshall Cavendish Call No: 364.66 0973    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Open for debateSummary Note: Describes the history of crimes and criminals, their trials and sentences, executions, and the pros and cons of capital punishment.
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      2018., Juvenile, Greenhaven Publishing Call No: 364.66 MAN   Edition: First edition.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s)Click here to watch Series Title: At issue.Summary Note: Presents sixteen essays exploring the topic of the death penalty. Includes a list of organizations to contact for additional information.
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      c2006., Greenhaven Press/Thomson/Gale Call No: 364.66 BRE    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Issues on trialSummary Note: This anthology examines the cases of Furman v. Georgia; Gregg v. Georgia; Atkins v. Virginia; and Donald P. Roper, Superintendent, Potosi Correctional Center v. Christopher Simmons on the subject of the death penalty.
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      2020., New York Times Educational Pub. Call No: 364.66 DEA   Edition: 1st ed.    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Changing perspectives (New York Times Educational Publishing)Summary Note: Despite human rights organizations' and the United Nations' calls to end the death penalty, the United States continues to use it, placing it in an unusual grouping with China, Iran, and Saudi Arabia, among others. Yet, a 2018 Pew Poll reflected that most Americans still support capital punishment. This Times anthology includes over a century of perspectives on the subject, covering the advent of the electric chair and lethal injection, Supreme Court decisions on capital punishment's constitutionality, and today's renewed challenges to the death penalty in light of racial disparities in sentencing. Media literacy questions and terms will challenge readers to further analyze reporting styles, devices, and the controversial subject of the death penalty.
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      [2014], ABC-CLIO Call No: 364.66 MEL    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Summary Note: "When is the death penalty considered "cruel and unusual punishment" or "constitutionally permissible"? This book exposes readers directly to landmark opinions of the U.S. Supreme Court that strive to answer difficult questions regarding capital punishment"--
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      c2008., ABDO Pub. Co. Call No: 364.66 WAL    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Essential viewpointsSummary Note: Provides an overview of the controversy over the death penalty, discusses the role of religion and other factors in determining whether people support or oppose the death penalty, and looks at special considerations and the future of the practice. Includes photographs and illustrations, a time line, and other resources.
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      1999, Pre-adolescent, Lucent Books Call No: 364.66 0973    Availability:1 of 1     At Location(s) Series Title: Lucent overview seriesSummary Note: Discusses the death penalty and its various aspects and controversies, including whether it is a deterrent, whether it is applied unfairly, how to regard cases in which it is applied by mistake, and whether an execution should be witnessed by the public.