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

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Sorensen, Jonathan R. (Jonathan Roger), 1965-

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Publication details: Austin, TX : University of Texas Press, 2006.Edition: 1st edDescription: xi, 222 p. : illISBN:

0292712642 (cloth : alk. paper)
0292713010 (pbk. : alk. paper)

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Electronic books.

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364.66/09764 22

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HV8699.U6 S67 2006eb

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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.

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