Lethal injection [electronic resource] : capital punishment in Texas during the modern era / Jon Sorensen and Rocky LeAnn Pilgrim ; foreword by Evan J. Mandery.

By: Sorensen, Jonathan R. (Jonathan Roger), 1965-Contributor(s): Pilgrim, Rocky LeAnn, 1978- | ProQuest (Firm)Material type: TextTextPublication details: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2006Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 222 p. : illSubject(s): Capital punishment -- Texas | Lethal injection (Execution) -- Texas | Punishment -- TexasGenre/Form: Electronic books.DDC classification: 364.66/09764 LOC classification: HV8699.U6 | S67 2006Online resources: Click to View
Contents:
The modern era -- Deterrence : does it prevent others from committing murder? -- Incapacitation : does it keep them from killing again? -- Retribution : do they deserve to die? -- Administration : is the death penalty carried out impartially, reliably, and efficiently? -- Conclusion.
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index.

The modern era -- Deterrence : does it prevent others from committing murder? -- Incapacitation : does it keep them from killing again? -- Retribution : do they deserve to die? -- Administration : is the death penalty carried out impartially, reliably, and efficiently? -- Conclusion.

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