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Crime & Delinquency, 1969
In simplest terms, the thesis of this paper is that the death penalty is torture, that it serves no other purpose than revenge, that revenge is an unconstitutional purpose, and that torture is an unconstitutional act. The supporting narrative relies upon historical and present facts and upon law. It offers a prediction that our courts will strike down
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In simplest terms, the thesis of this paper is that the death penalty is torture, that it serves no other purpose than revenge, that revenge is an unconstitutional purpose, and that torture is an unconstitutional act. The supporting narrative relies upon historical and present facts and upon law. It offers a prediction that our courts will strike down
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2018
This chapter examines Supreme Court cases that were filed in Texas over the issue of capital punishment. When it comes to executions, Texas leads the nation by a wide margin. Between 1997 and 2000, Texas executed 132 people—significantly more than any other state since executions resumed after 1976.
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This chapter examines Supreme Court cases that were filed in Texas over the issue of capital punishment. When it comes to executions, Texas leads the nation by a wide margin. Between 1997 and 2000, Texas executed 132 people—significantly more than any other state since executions resumed after 1976.
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1998
Abstract When Cesare Beccaria published his celebrated essay On Crimes and Punishments in 1764, he raised both moral and utilitarian objections to capital punishment. It not only was an unacceptably cruel weapon for an enlightened state to employ but also was less effective than imprisonment as a deterrent, and counterproductive in the ...
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Abstract When Cesare Beccaria published his celebrated essay On Crimes and Punishments in 1764, he raised both moral and utilitarian objections to capital punishment. It not only was an unacceptably cruel weapon for an enlightened state to employ but also was less effective than imprisonment as a deterrent, and counterproductive in the ...
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2004
Abstract Kant postulated that humans as a species move progressively to a more moral state. In his words, “since the human race’s natural end is to make steady cultural progress, its moral end is to be conceived as progressing toward the better.
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Abstract Kant postulated that humans as a species move progressively to a more moral state. In his words, “since the human race’s natural end is to make steady cultural progress, its moral end is to be conceived as progressing toward the better.
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Exploring sources of public attitudes toward capital punishment in Taiwan
Crime, law and social change, 2020Liqun Cao +2 more
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Punishment & Society, 2001
This article reviews the extent to which the movement to abolish capital punishment has been successful and discusses some of the influences which have produced a remarkable increase in the number of abolitionist countries in the past two decades.
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This article reviews the extent to which the movement to abolish capital punishment has been successful and discusses some of the influences which have produced a remarkable increase in the number of abolitionist countries in the past two decades.
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The Culture of Capital Punishment in Japan
CrimRxiv, 2019David T. Johnson
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