BOOKS: ​“Perspectives on Capital Punishment In America”

Perspectives on Capital Punishment in America is a col­lec­tion of short schol­ar­ly pieces on the death penal­ty sys­tem. The essays stem from the late Justice Thurgood Marshall’s belief that ​“death is dif­fer­ent” and thus must be treat­ed spe­cial­ly with­in the judi­cial sys­tem. The book exam­ines issues such as wrong­ful con­vic­tions in cap­i­tal cas­es, death qual­i­fi­ca­tion of jurors, the cost of the death penal­ty, felony mur­der rules, and the death penal­ty’s place in the Uniform Code of Military Justice. In his pref­ace, edi­tor Charles E. MacLean, writes, “[T]his vol­ume offers a deep­er look into many of the most trou­bling and com­pli­cat­ed facets of cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment. The argu­ments herein…confront many of the death penal­ty trip­wire top­ics, issues that must be addressed whether the var­i­ous states retain or abol­ish cap­i­tal pun­ish­ment in the United States.” 

(C. MacLean, ed., ​“Perspectives on Capital Punishment in America” (Griswold Academics, 2013); post­ed Sept. 20, 2013). See Books.