“Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment?,” a new book edited by Hugo Bedau and Paul Cassell, brings together judges, lawyers, prosecutors and philosophers to debate the death penalty in a spirit of open inquiry and exchange. The book discusses issues such as deterrence, innocence, life in prison without parole, and race. In addition to the editors, those who have chapters in the book inlcude: Judge Alex Kozinski, Stephen Bright, Joshua Marquis, Bryan Stevenson, Professor Louis Pojman and former Governor George Ryan. (Oxford University Press, 2004). See Resources.
Citation Guide
- Death Penalty Information Center (2025, March 14). NEW RESOURCES: Experts Debate the Death Penalty. Retrieved October 4, 2026, from https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-experts-debate-the-death-penalty
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCES: Experts Debate the Death Penalty.” Last modified March 14, 2025. Accessed October 4, 2026. https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-experts-debate-the-death-penalty.
- Death Penalty Information Center. “NEW RESOURCES: Experts Debate the Death Penalty.” Death Penalty Information Center, 14 Mar. 2025, https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-experts-debate-the-death-penalty. Accessed 4 Oct. 2026.