TY - BOOK AU - Mandery,Evan J. TI - Capital punishment in America: a balanced examination SN - 9781449605988 AV - KF9227.C2 M35 2011 U1 - 345.730773 22 PY - 2011/// CY - Sudbury, MA PB - Jones & Bartlett Learning KW - Capital punishment KW - United States KW - Local KW - Moral and ethical aspects N1 - Includes bibliographical references and index; Retribution -- Religion -- Deterrence -- Brutalization -- Incapacitation -- Cost -- Innocence -- Arbitrariness -- Mitigating evidence -- Rape and proportionality -- Felony-murder -- Juveniles -- The mentally retarded -- The insane -- Race -- Victim impact evidence -- Capital juries -- Sentencing alternatives -- Trial counsel -- Habeas corpus and the role of innocence -- Appellate delay -- Methods of execution -- Televised executions -- Clemency -- The moratorium movement -- International law and American exceptionalism -- The future of the death penalty ER -