“The Death Penalty: America’s Experience with Capital Punishment” by Professors Raymond Paternoster, Robert Brame, and Sarah Bacon is a comprehensive review of the death penalty in the U.S. Issues covered include the history of the death penalty in America and the changing nature of the U.S. death penalty, including such topics as eligible crimes, trial procedures, and methods of execution. In addition, the book covers questions about the influence of race on the death penalty, the execution of innocent persons, death row exonerations, and flaws in the death penalty system. The authors review current constitutional issues surrounding the death penalty, the effect of international law on the death penalty, and what effect these two factors will have on the future of capital punishment in the U.S. (Oxford University Press, 2007). See Books.
