Name: The Case for Capital Punishment
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Author: Alfred B. Heilbrun
ISBN: 9780761860358

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Publisher

Hamilton Books

Author

Alfred B. Heilbrun

Year

2012

Language

English

Pages

128

Format

Paperback

ISBN

0761860355

ISBN13

9780761860358

Synopsis "The Case for Capital Punishment "

As a punishment for our most serious crime--the intentional killing of a victim in an egregious way--the death penalty naturally attracts opposing moral views. One view says that the state should never execute a criminal no matter what the crime may be. The other view requires execution as justice is sought for the victim. This book considers a third possible view: capital punishment should be judged by its pragmatic value to society. Does the prospect of possible execution save lives by deterring the act of murder? Heilbrun presents evidence concerning whether state death penalties demonstrate the two necessary properties of a true deterrent: a reduction in intentional killing when present and an increase when removed. The Case for Capital Punishment contains an analysis of rarely-considered factors that influence the deterrence of murder and a discussion of the common criticisms of capital punishment.

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