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Capital Punishment : A Brief Overview.

Reviews background and current issues relating to Federal application of the death penalty, including deterrence, cost, the possibility of mistaken executions, and racial bias.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: Library of Congress. Congressional Research Service, ProQuest (Firm)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: [Place of publication not identified] : [publisher not identified], 1998.
Series:U.S. Congressional Research.
Subjects:
Capital punishment.
Constitutional law.
Race discrimination.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Summary:Reviews background and current issues relating to Federal application of the death penalty, including deterrence, cost, the possibility of mistaken executions, and racial bias.
Item Description:Record is based on bibliographic data in ProQuest U.S. Congressional Research Digital Collection (last viewed July 2010). Reuse except for individual research requires license from ProQuest, LLC.
CRS Report.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:1 online resource.