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The Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence Baumgartner, Frank R. (Pennsylvania State University)
The Decline of the Death Penalty and the Discovery of Innocence
Baumgartner, Frank R. (Pennsylvania State University)
In theory, most Americans continue to support the death penalty. But since 1996, death sentences in America have declined by more than 60 percent. The discovery of innocence, and the acknowledgment of fallibility of our justice system, may spell the end of capital punishment in America.
310 pages, 17 tables
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | January 7, 2008 |
| ISBN13 | 9780521715249 |
| Publishers | Cambridge University Press |
| Pages | 310 |
| Dimensions | 155 × 223 × 20 mm · 466 g |
| Language | English |