The Death Penalty as Torture: From the Dark Ages to Abolition was named a Bronze Medalist in the World History category of the Independent Publisher Book Awards

This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the p

"A Crossroad book." Includes bibliographical references.

From 1965 until 1980, there was a virtual moratorium on executions for capital offenses in the United States. This was due primarily to protracted legal proceed

Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached