000			01479nam a2200277Ia 4500
001			288689
003			OCoLC
005			20160527201823.0
008			081022s2008 mnu 001 0 eng c
020			_a9780314189820 (alk. paper)
020			_a0314189823 (alk. paper)
035			_a(OCoLC)263148660
040			_aPUCPR
049			_acicg
050		4	_aKF 9227.C2 _bS772 2008
100	1		_aStreib, Victor L. _2Local _9175050
245	1	0	_aDeath penalty in a nutshell _cby Victor Streib.
246	1	8	_aDeath penalty
250			_a3rd ed.
260			_aSt. Paul, MN _bThomson/West _cc2008.
300			_axxii, 319 p. _c19 cm.
490		0	_aWest nutshell series _2Local _9188353
500			_aIncludes index.
505	2	0	_tHistory and evolution -- _tArguments for and against the death penalty -- _tBasic constitutional challenges and limitations -- _tConstitutional parameters of the current era death penalty -- _tDefining capital crimes -- _tAggravating and mitigating circumstances -- _tSpecial defense -- _tOverview of arrest through execution -- _tJury selection and role of jurors -- _tGuilt stage of trial process -- _tSentencing stage of trial process -- _tAppeals process -- _tPost-conviction challenges -- _tClemency and execution proceedings -- _tAssistance of defense counsel -- _tRace, gender and other biases -- _tExecuting the innocent -- _tForeign and international law issues -- _tFuture of the death penalty.
650		0	_aCapital punishment _zUnited States. _2Local _968964
999			_c208850 _d208850