The death of the American death penalty : states still leading the way /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Koch, Larry Wayne, 1946-
Corporate Author:	ebrary, Inc
Other Authors:	Wark, Colin, Galliher, John F.
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	Boston : Northeastern University Press, [2012]
Subjects:	Capital punishment > United States > States. SOCIAL SCIENCE / Penology. Electronic books.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

Table of Contents:

Death penalty debates in traditional abolitionist jurisdictions
The New York State death penalty debate
The abolition of capital punishment in New Jersey
The abolition of capital punishment in New Mexico
The abolition of capital punishment in Illinois
The recurring life and death of death penalty legislation in Kansas
Recent death penalty abolition near misses in New England : New Hampshire and Connecticut
Recent abolition near misses : Nebraska and Maryland
De facto abolition states
Opposition to capital punishment in the South and Texas
Summary and conclusion : the death penalty on a downhill slop.