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
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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.

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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.

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