Deadly Justice : A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty by Marty Davidson,

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9780190841546
Subject Area
Law, Political Science, Social Science
Publication Name
Deadly Justice : a Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty
Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
Item Length
9.1 in
Subject
History & Theory, General, Criminology, Criminal Law / Sentencing
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Format
Trade Paperback
Language
English
Item Height
1 in
Author
Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Colin Wilson, Frank Baumgartner
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Width
6.1 in
Number of Pages
416 Pages
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Publisher
Oxford University Press, Incorporated
ISBN-10
0190841540
ISBN-13
9780190841546
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Number of Pages
416 Pages
Language
English
Publication Name
Deadly Justice : a Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty
Subject
History & Theory, General, Criminology, Criminal Law / Sentencing
Publication Year
2017
Type
Textbook
Subject Area
Law, Political Science, Social Science
Author
Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, Colin Wilson, Frank Baumgartner
Format
Trade Paperback

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Item Height
1 in
Item Weight
20.8 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.1 in

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2017-030287
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"Baumgartner et al. question whether the death penalty as it is practiced today meets the standards for constitutional legitimacy imposed in Furman. Baumgartner et al. address every empirical issue relevant to that question, ranging from the process by which capital punishment is meted out in jurisdictions, to which crimes in which jurisdictions merit the death penalty, to how often persons are exonerated from death row. They also provide extensive statistical evidence of differences in execution rates according to race and gender, and consider the evidence of whether the death penalty deters crime. This excellent volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the constitutionality of the death penalty." -- CHOICE "Overall, the work contains much good information and some valuable insights. I was especially intrigued with the way the authors framed the difference between Furman and Gregg. They noted that in the former case the Court ruled based on plentiful evidence and experience with how the system actually worked. In Gregg, they were ruling prospectively-based on untested proposals about how the system might be improved. One decision was based on empirical evidence; the other on theory. Baumgartner, et. al. have given us some useful tools to measure the success of that theory." - Mary Welek Atwell, Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, Radford University, "Baumgartner et al. question whether the death penalty as it is practiced today meets the standards for constitutional legitimacy imposed in Furman. Baumgartner et al. address every empirical issue relevant to that question, ranging from the process by which capital punishment is meted out in jurisdictions, to which crimes in which jurisdictions merit the death penalty, to how often persons are exonerated from death row. They also provide extensive statisticalevidence of differences in execution rates according to race and gender, and consider the evidence of whether the death penalty deters crime. This excellent volume is essential reading for anyoneinterested in the constitutionality of the death penalty." -- CHOICE"Overall, the work contains much good information and some valuable insights. I was especially intrigued with the way the authors framed the difference between Furman and Gregg. They noted that in the former case the Court ruled based on plentiful evidence and experience with how the system actually worked. In Gregg, they were ruling prospectively-based on untested proposals about how the system might be improved. One decision was based on empirical evidence;the other on theory. Baumgartner, et. al. have given us some useful tools to measure the success of that theory." - Mary Welek Atwell, Professor Emerita of Criminal Justice, Radford University, "Baumgartner et al. question whether the death penalty as it is practiced today meets the standards for constitutional legitimacy imposed in Furman. Baumgartner et al. address every empirical issue relevant to that question, ranging from the process by which capital punishment is meted out in jurisdictions, to which crimes in which jurisdictions merit the death penalty, to how often persons are exonerated from death row. They also provide extensive statistical evidence of differences in execution rates according to race and gender, and consider the evidence of whether the death penalty deters crime. This excellent volume is essential reading for anyone interested in the constitutionality of the death penalty." -- CHOICE
Dewey Edition
23
Illustrated
Yes
Dewey Decimal
364.660973
Table Of Content
List of Tables List of Figures Preface Acknowledgments Chapter 1. Furman, Gregg, and the Creation of the Modern Death Penalty Chapter 2. The Capital Punishment Process. Chapter 3. Homicide in America Chapter 4. Comparing Homicides with Execution Cases Chapter 5. Which Crimes Are Capital Eligible, and is Death Reserved for the Worst Offenders? Chapter 6. Which Jurisdictions Execute and which Ones Don't? Chapter 7. How Often Are Death Sentences Overturned? Chapter 8. How Long Does It Take? Chapter 9. How Often Are People Exonerated from Death Row? Chapter 10. How Are the Executions Carried Out? Chapter 11. How Often Are Scheduled Executions Delayed or Cancelled? Chapter 12. Mental Illness and Death Row Chapter 13. How Deep Is Public Support for the Death Penalty? Chapter 14. Why Does the Death Penalty Cost So Much? Chapter 15. Does the Death Penalty Deter? Chapter 16. Is the Death Penalty Dying? Chapter 17. Does the Modern Death Penalty Meet the Goals of Furman? Epilogue: How This Book Came About References Associated Web Site: Appendices A. State Laws Relating to Capital Crimes and Aggravating Circumstances B. State Laws Relating to Mitigating Circumstances C. Appendix to Chapter 12 on Mental Illness D. Appendix to Chapter 13 on Public Opinion E. Appendix to Chapter 14 on Cost F. Relevant Supreme Court Cases Data used in this book A. The Carolina Execution Database (all executions, 1977 through 2015) B. Homicides by County and by Year, 1984 to 2012 C. Homicides by State and Year, 1984 to 2012 D. Executions by County and by Year, 1975 to 2015 E. Executions by State and by Year, 1975 to 2015 F. Pennsylvania Death Warrants G. Replication data for Figures used in the book H. Web sites with data we use a. Death Penalty Information Center b. Clark County Prosecutor Execution database c. National Registry of Exonerations I. Movies / documentaries / popular culture links
Synopsis
In 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was reserved for the 'worst of the worst.' The same court had rejected the death penalty just four years before in the Furman decision because it found that the penalty had been applied in a capricious and arbitrary manner. The 1976 decision ushered in the 'modern' period of the US death penalty, setting the country on a course to execute over 1,400 inmates in the ensuing years, with over 8,000 individuals currently sentenced to die. Now, forty years after the decision, the eminent political scientist Frank Baumgartner along with a team of younger scholars (Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Colin Wilson) have collaborated to assess the empirical record and provide a definitive account of how the death penalty has been implemented. Each chapter addresses a precise empirical question and provides evidence, not opinion, about whether how the modern death penalty has functioned. They decided to write the book after Justice Breyer issued a dissent in a 2015 death penalty case in which he asked for a full briefing on the constitutionality of the death penalty. In particular, they assess the extent to which the modern death penalty has met the aspirations of Gregg or continues to suffer from the flaws that caused its rejection in Furman. To answer this question, they provide the most comprehensive statistical account yet of the workings of the capital punishment system. Authoritative and pithy, the book is intended for both students in a wide variety of fields, researchers studying the topic, and--not least--the Supreme Court itself., Forty years and 1,400 executions after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty constitutional, eminent political scientist Frank Baumgartner and a team of younger scholars have collaborated to assess the empirical record and provide a definitive account of how the death penalty has been implemented. A Statistical Portrait of the Death Penalty shows that all the flaws that caused the Supreme Court to invalidate the death penalty in 1972 remain and indeed that new problems have arisen. Far from "perfecting the mechanism" of death, the modern system has failed., In 1976, the US Supreme Court ruled in Gregg v. Georgia that the death penalty was constitutional if it complied with certain specific provisions designed to ensure that it was reserved for the "worst of the worst." The same court had rejected the death penalty just four years before in the Furman decision because it found that the penalty had been applied in a capricious and arbitrary manner. The 1976 decision ushered in the 'modern' period of the US death penalty, setting the country on a course to execute over 1,400 inmates in the ensuing years, with over 8,000 individuals currently sentenced to die. Now, forty years after the decision, the eminent political scientist Frank Baumgartner along with a team of younger scholars (Marty Davidson, Kaneesha Johnson, Arvind Krishnamurthy, and Colin Wilson) have collaborated to assess the empirical record and provide a definitive account of how the death penalty has been implemented. Each chapter addresses a precise empirical question and provides evidence, not opinion, about whether how the modern death penalty has functioned. They decided to write the book after Justice Breyer issued a dissent in a 2015 death penalty case in which he asked for a full briefing on the constitutionality of the death penalty. In particular, they assess the extent to which the modern death penalty has met the aspirations of Gregg or continues to suffer from the flaws that caused its rejection in Furman. To answer this question, they provide the most comprehensive statistical account yet of the workings of the capital punishment system. Authoritative and pithy, the book is intended for both students in a wide variety of fields, researchers studying the topic, and--not least--the Supreme Court itself., In the 1972 Furman v. Georgia decision, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled capital punishment unconstitutional because of its arbitrary and capricious administration. Four years later in Gregg v. Georgia (1976), the Court approved a system with special guidelines to reduce or eliminate the problems earlier identified. But has it worked as intended? Deadly Justice offers a comprehensive overview of our nation's modern experiment with capital punishment. At a time when other countries have abandoned judicial execution, the U.S. attempted to fix its own flawed system. The book's empirical focus shows that not only has the modern system retained the vast majority of the issues that concerned the Justices in Furman, but several new problems have arisen as well: cost, botched lethal injections, decades of delay, geographic concentration in just a few states and jurisdictions within states, enormous rates of reversal, and last minute stays of execution. Thus, if anything, the modern death penalty not only fails the Furman test, but it scores even worse than the historical death penalty which was declared unconstitutional in 1972. Deadly Justice examines how exactly efforts to improve the system have failed. Book jacket.
LC Classification Number
KF9227.C2D39 2017

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