Is the death penalty fair? /

Bibliographic Details
Other Authors: Williams, Mary E., 1960-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: San Diego : Greenhaven Press, [2003]
Series:At issue (San Diego, Calif.)
Subjects:
Table of Contents:
  • The death penalty is unfair to minorities and the poor / Jeffery L. Johnson and Colleen F. Johnson
  • The death penalty is not unfair to blacks / John McAdams
  • Executing the mentally retarded is unfair / Human Rights Watch
  • The mentally retarded do not face execution / Dudley Sharp
  • The death penalty is biased in favor of women / Cathy Young
  • A moratorium on executions is justified / George H. Ryan
  • Wrongful executions are not likely to occur / Eugene H. Methvin
  • The possibility of wrongful executions does not justify abolishing the death penalty / Samuel Francis
  • Effective legal counsel and DNA testing could prevent the execution of innocents / Patrick Leahy
  • DNA evidence will not prevent the execution of innocents / Philip Brasfield
  • The unfairness of the death penalty could lead to its abolition / Eric Ruder
  • Abolitionists' arguments should focus on morality rather than fairness / R. Emmett Tyrrell Jr.