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Discusses the controversial issue of whether the death penalty is a fair punishment, debating both sides of the argument. ... Read more

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Reviews opposing arguments regarding the death penalty, including whether or not it is just, deters murder, and is applied fairly. ... Read more

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A useful part of this series
The Opposing Viewpoints series is a good series for students and others who are working on some of the hot button issues of today. Each volume contains essays and articles that explore the issues thoroughly from several different angles. Sometimes there are two clear sides, but sometimes it is a bit more nuanced.

This particular volume deals with the Death Penalty. The issues explored within the volume include the justice of the death penalty - is this a just punishment?Can it be humanely performed, and is this an issue that needs to be addressed.The issue is explored from the standpoint of the victim's family as well as the society issue of vengeance versus justice.The question of whether or not it deters murder and other serious crimes is explored on both sides.Finally, the issue of the uneven and unfair application of the death penalty, particularly with regard to minorities, is considered.

Overall, this is a very good beginners book to the issue. It helps to set the guidelines for debate and discussion. There is an appendix with facts and statistics about the death penalty, study questions, further reading suggestions and an index.The author, Gail B. Stewart, has written over 80 books for children and young adults on a wide range of topics. ... Read more

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This work features writings by death-row inmates, family members of victims and perpetrators, religious and political figures, journalists, criminologists, and legal experts, along with information on programs designed to help young people who have gone astray. Intimate personal accounts reveal the fear and regret of death-row inmates as well as the horror and anxiety of their loved ones. In one moving chapter, a mother speaks candidly about the murder of her daughter and how she feels toward the murderer. Alternately grief-stricken and angry, she concludes that it is up to every citizen to play a part in helping our troubled children before they grow up to become gun-toting hoodlums. The book advocates rehabilitation programs, a new national emphasis on broken families and the problems of youth, child care for single mothers, and an overhaul of the juvenile-justice system. Dicks calls for a distinction between justice and revenge, and offers a provocative, wrenching, yet realistic look at a problem that threatens the future of our society. ... Read more

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This digital document is an article from Trial, published by Association of Trial Lawyers of America on June 1, 2005. The length of the article is 1909 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The right decision on the juvenile death penalty.
Author: Craig M. Bradley
Publication: Trial (Magazine/Journal)
Date: June 1, 2005
Publisher: Association of Trial Lawyers of America
Volume: 41Issue: 6Page: 60(3)

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Title: Juveniles and the death penalty. (Guest Editorial).
Author: Dr. Diane H. Schetky
Publication: Pediatric News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: October 1, 2002
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 36Issue: 10Page: 31(1)

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Title: The Supreme Court and foreign sources of law: two hundred years of practice and the juvenile death penalty decision.
Author: Steven G. Calabresi
Publication: William and Mary Law Review (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 1, 2005
Publisher: Thomson Gale
Volume: 47Issue: 3Page: 743(167)

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This digital document is an article from Houston Journal of International Law, published by University of Texas at Houston on September 22, 2001. The length of the article is 6772 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.

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Title: The United States' choice to violate international law by allowing the juvenile death penalty.
Author: Allyssa D. Wheaton-Rodriguez
Publication: Houston Journal of International Law (Magazine/Journal)
Date: September 22, 2001
Publisher: University of Texas at Houston
Volume: 24Issue: 1Page: 209(18)

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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. ... Read more

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Title: Update on death penalty for juveniles: Supreme Court decides Roper v. Simmons.(Looking at the Law)
Author: Charles F. Williams
Publication: Social Education (Refereed)
Date: April 1, 2005
Publisher: National Council for the Social Studies
Volume: 69Issue: 3Page: 123(3)

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Title: Should the death penalty apply to juveniles? The Supreme Court refused to hear a case challenging the death penalty for minors. The issue remains unresolved. (opinion).
Publication: New York Times Upfront (Magazine/Journal)
Date: December 13, 2002
Publisher: Scholastic, Inc.
Volume: 135Issue: 6Page: 29(1)

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Title: The death penalty and youth.(GUEST EDITORIAL)
Author: Vivian Rakoff
Publication: Clinical Psychiatry News (Magazine/Journal)
Date: May 1, 2005
Publisher: International Medical News Group
Volume: 33Issue: 5Page: 27(1)

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Discusses the history of capital punishment, explains the United States Supreme Court's decision in Furman v. Georgia, and explores the impact of this case. ... Read more