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03097aam a22004578i 4500 001 E2E0B74208AF11E8917D353297128E48 003 SILO 005 20180203010014 008 170607s2017 nyu j b 001 0 eng 010 $a 2017027360 020 $a 1534502130 020 $a 9781534502130 020 $a 1534502084 020 $a 9781534502086 035 $a (OCoLC)989726820 040 $a DLC $b eng $e rda $c DLC $d OCLCO $d OCLCF $d CHILD $d OCLCQ $d SILO 042 $a pcc 043 $a n-us--- 050 00 $a KF9227.C2 $b D41165 2017 082 00 $a 364.660973 $2 23 245 04 $a The death penalty / $c Megan Manzano, book editor. 263 $a 1709 264 1 $a New York : $b Greenhaven Publishing, $c 2017. 300 $a 120 pages $c 24 cm. 490 0 $a At Issue 504 $a Includes bibliographical references and index. 505 0 $a For and against the death penalty / Flamehorse -- Majority of the U.S. supports the death penalty / Gallup -- Moral arguments complicate support of the death penalty / Jeffrey Howard -- Green mile and accountability for the death penalty / Alyssa Rosenberg -- The alarming cost of a death penalty trial / Alex Mayyasi -- Evidence for the death penalty as a deterrent is lacking / Carolyn Hoyle and Roger Hood -- Race and its impact on death penalty cases / ACLU -- How gender affects the death penalty / Amanda Oliver -- Prisons continue to fail in providing help to mentally ill inmates / Hrw.org -- How state ordered executions challenge medical ethics / James K. Boehnlein -- Changing the code of ethics could end the death penalty / Tara Culp-Ressler -- Innocent people can receive the death penalty / Nicole Colson -- The death penalty has consequences for families too / Federica Valabrega -- Problems with today's death penalty system / Marc Hyden -- The death penalty is not always clear -- Death penalty information center. 520 $a Is capital punishment morally justified? Although the issue generates strong opinions, there are no easy answers when it comes to taking the life of a human being. Supporters of the death penalty believe it deters law-breaking and is the only punishment strong enough for horrific crimes such as child murder and genocide. Opponents argue that it violates human rights and point to its finality in the face of judicial system error and unfairness. This resource presents a fascinating progression of current viewpoints that reflect the many facets of the death penalty debate. 650 0 $a Capital punishment $z United States. $v Juvenile literature. 650 0 $a Capital punishment $v Juvenile literature. 650 7 $a Capital punishment $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst00846392 651 7 $a United States $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01204155 655 7 $a Juvenile works. $2 fast $0 (OCoLC)fst01411637 700 1 $a Manzano, Megan, $e editor. 941 $a 4 952 $l TFPI826 $d 20190524014712.0 952 $l GAAX314 $d 20190523010026.0 952 $l SPPE104 $d 20190222010837.0 952 $l HWAX074 $d 20180524044810.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=E2E0B74208AF11E8917D353297128E48 994 $a Z0 $b HL6Initiate Another SILO Locator Search