The top ten death penalty myths :the politics of crime control /[ده افسانه که مبنای مجازات اعدام بمنظور کنترل جرم رایج ند]
Gerber, Rudolph J. (Rudolph Joseph),- ISBN:9780275997809 (alk. paper)
- Call Number : HV 8699.U5 G47 2007, DB2086
- Main Entry: Gerber, Rudolph J. (Rudolph Joseph), , 1938-
- Title:The top ten death penalty myths :the politics of crime control /[ده افسانه که مبنای مجازات اعدام بمنظور کنترل جرم رایج ند] / Rudolph J. Gerber and John M. Johnson ; foreword by Helen Prejean.
- Publication, Distribution:Westport, Conn : Praeger, 2007.
- Physical Description:xix, 235 p. ; 25 cm
- Notes:Includes bibliographical references (p. [227]-229) and index
- Subject:
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- Capital punishment - United States.
- Abstract:
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- < Introduction -- Death penalty history and the myth of community bonding -- The myth of the rule of law in capital cases -- The myth of equal justice -- The myth of deterrence -- The myth of fidelity to the Constitution -- The myth of humane execution -- The myth of closure -- The myth of retribution -- The myth of effective crime control -- The myth of the dedicated public servant -- Conclusion >