Capital Punishment

Articles:

Facts.com" The Supreme Court, Lethal Injection and the Future of U.S. Capital Punishment (Research Feature)." Facts On File World News Digest. May 2008. Continuously updated with key news events.

CQ Researcher: Jost, Kenneth. "Death Penalty Controversies." CQ Researcher 15.33 (2005).

EBSCOhost: SU ( capital punishment OR death penalty ) AND United States [limited to articles from peer-reviewed journals]

ProQuest: SU(Capital Punishment OR Death Penalty) [limited to Editorials]

SU(capital punishment or death penalty) AND (lethal injection)

SU(capital punishment or death penalty) AND (racis* or racial)

Books:

Gershman, Gary P. Death Penalty on Trial : a Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2005.

Kronenwetter, Michael. Capital Punishment: a Reference Handbook. Santa Barbara, CA : ABC-CLIO, 2001.

More books on capital punishment from our catalog.

Articles from Gale Virtual Reference:

Bedan, Hugo Adam. "Capital Punishment: Morality, Politics, and Policy." Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 2002. 125-133.

"Capital Punishment." West's Encyclopedia of American Law. Eds. Jeffrey Lehman and Shirelle Phelps. Vol. 2. 2nd ed. Detroit: Gale, 2005. 237-242.

Steiker, Carol S. "Capital Punishment: Legal Aspects." Encyclopedia of Crime and Justice. Ed. Joshua Dressler. Vol. 1. 2nd ed. New York: Macmillan, 2002. 119-125.

Sharp, Susan. "Capital Punishment." Encyclopedia of Prisons and Correctional Facilities. Ed. Mary Bosworth. Vol. 1. Thousand Oaks: Sage, 2005. 96-103.

Web:

American Bar Association. Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project. "State Death Penalty Assessments: Key Findings." 29 Oct. 2007. Assessment of the fairness and accuracy of eight state death penalty systems.

United States. Supreme Court. Baze v. Rees. Slip Opinion. 16 Apr. 2008. Case affirms the constitutionality of current methods of lethal injection.

ProDeathPenalty.com

Death Penalty Information Center