End of Its Rope
How Killing the Death Penalty Can Revive Criminal Justice
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Crimes & Criminals, Penology, Reference & Language, Law, Criminal law, History, Americas, United States
| Author: | Brandon L. Garrett | ISBN: | 9780674981966 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press | Publication: | September 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Brandon L. Garrett |
| ISBN: | 9780674981966 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press |
| Publication: | September 25, 2017 |
| Imprint: | Harvard University Press |
| Language: | English |
Today, death sentences in the U.S. are as rare as lightning strikes. Brandon Garrett shows us the reasons why, and explains what the failed death penalty experiment teaches about the effect of inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments throughout the criminal justice system.
Today, death sentences in the U.S. are as rare as lightning strikes. Brandon Garrett shows us the reasons why, and explains what the failed death penalty experiment teaches about the effect of inept lawyering, overzealous prosecution, race discrimination, wrongful convictions, and excessive punishments throughout the criminal justice system.
