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Legal Lynching: The Death Penalty and America's Future
By
Jesse Jackson and
Bruce Shapiro
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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Anchor Books
Publication date
January 1, 2003
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780385722117
ISBN-10
0385722117
Dimensions
1 by 5.25 by 8.25 in.
Weight
0.48 lbs.
Original list price
$12.00
Summaries and Reviews
Summary
A passionate argument against capital punishment argues that the death penalty is morally wrong, an ineffective deterrent, and an instrument of a justice system exemplified by systematic legal error and widespread racial bias. Reprint. 17,500 first printing.
Amazon.com description: Product Description: The death penalty is one of the most hotly contested issues in America today. Evidence continues to mount that many innocent people have been executed or are currently living on death row, and that minority groups and the poor suffer from a shoddy public defense system and discriminatory application of capital charges. Meanwhile, the myth of deterrence has been revealed to be false, and an increasing number of Americans are beginning to question their support for capital punishment.
Legal Lynching offers a succinct, accessible introduction to the debate over the death penalty's history and future, exposing a chilling frequency of legal error, systemic racial and economic discrimination, and pervasive government misconduct. This is an essential book for readers across the political spectrum who wish to cut through the common myths and assumptions about the efficacy and morality of state-sanctioned killing.
Legal Lynching offers a succinct, accessible introduction to the debate over the death penalty's history and future, exposing a chilling frequency of legal error, systemic racial and economic discrimination, and pervasive government misconduct. This is an essential book for readers across the political spectrum who wish to cut through the common myths and assumptions about the efficacy and morality of state-sanctioned killing.
Editions
Hardcover
Subsequent edition from New Pr (September 1, 2001)
9781565846852 | details & prices | 174 pages | 6.50 × 9.50 × 0.75 in. | 1.00 lbs | List price $22.95
About: Argues that the death penalty is morally wrong, an ineffective deterrent, and an instrument of a justice system exemplified by systematic legal error and widespread racial bias.
About: Argues that the death penalty is morally wrong, an ineffective deterrent, and an instrument of a justice system exemplified by systematic legal error and widespread racial bias.
Paperback
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Reprint edition from Anchor Books (January 1, 2003)
9780385722117 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.25 × 1.00 in. | 0.48 lbs | List price $12.00
About: A passionate argument against capital punishment argues that the death penalty is morally wrong, an ineffective deterrent, and an instrument of a justice system exemplified by systematic legal error and widespread racial bias.
About: A passionate argument against capital punishment argues that the death penalty is morally wrong, an ineffective deterrent, and an instrument of a justice system exemplified by systematic legal error and widespread racial bias.
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