Capital Punishment Subject Guide - Print Version angel/ pro and con arguments, interviews, cases, and a death penalty chronologyare presented. California Department of Corrections capital punishment http http://library.riohondo.edu/Subject_Guides/capital_punishment-text.htm
Extractions: The following guide provides Web site links, a list of selected books, and access to online periodical articles about this subject. The Web site links have been researched, evaluated, and annotated by Rio Hondo College Librarians. The Librarians have specifically selected these Web sites to meet the research needs of Rio Hondo College students Web Site Links American Civil Liberties Union - Death Penalty http://www.aclu.org/DeathPenalty/DeathPenaltyMain.cfm This abolitionist site contains articles on various aspects of the death penalty, particularly lethal injection, race and death penalty, habeas reform, and the execution of innocent people. A searchable database of ACLU news articles in also available. Extensive links to other death penalty sites. Angel on Death Row http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/angel/
Links And Resources Justice For All s comprehensive prodeath penalty site with Civil Liberties Union,death penalty Campaign This and information about capital punishment in the http://teacher.deathpenaltyinfo.msu.edu/c/resources.htm
Death Penalty AlaskaAnchorage) After several attempts to introduce capital punishment in Alaska ofarticles and links to both pro and con death penalty sites, historical http://www.plu.edu/~libr/web/deathpen.html
Extractions: Death Penalty While there are hundreds of Web sites devoted to this topic, the vast majority are created by those who oppose the death penalty. This page provides links to a selected number of sites that offer the most unique and up-to-date information as well as links to additional sites. General Con Pro General Death Penalty; Capital Punishment; Ethics; Punishment Ethics Update's punishment and death penalty page has links to selected resources, including those to court decisions, legislation, statistical information, full text articles, information about particular sites, and NPR's "Talk of the Nation" programs on the death penalty. It also provides an excellent bibliography of philosophical and popular literature on punishment and capital punishment as well as suggestions for term paper topics. Failure of the death penalty in Illinois (Chicago Tribune) Read the Chicago Tribune five-part investigative series on the state's capital punishment system published in November 1999. , another series published in January 1999, is also available online with related death penalty links.
Death Penalty state.il.us/ccp/ A 14member Commission on capital punishment to closely pro-DeathPenalty.com http//www.prodeathpenalty.com This site intends to serve as a http://talkjustice.com/links.asp?453053911
Death Penalty Research Center, nearly twothirds of Americans approve of capital punishment. CornellLaw School death penalty Law Materials pro-death penalty Sites pro http://pewforum.org/death-penalty/
Extractions: Few public policy issues have inflamed passions as consistently and as strongly as the debate over the validity of capital punishment. Religious communities have been deeply involved on both sides of the issue, drawing both on teachings and traditions of justice and on those that emphasize the dignity of human life. The debate over the death penalty has been complicated in recent years by questions regarding the fairness of the criminal justice system and questions regarding the possibility of reform and rehabilitation among death row inmates. In 1972, the Supreme Court ruled in Furman v. Georgia that the death penalty as applied was "cruel and unusual punishment," thereby violating the Eighth Amendment. The Court's ruling effectively voided 40 state death penalty statutes, commuting the sentences of death row inmates and suspending the use of the death penalty. Because the overall holding in Furman was that specific death penalty statutes, and not the punishment itself, were unconstitutional, states were free to revise their laws in order to eliminate constitutional problems. Many rewrote their statutes to provide sentencing guidelines for judges and juries, and the Supreme Court approved such guided discretion statutes in 1976 in the landmark case
Resources proLife Issue Conservative Christians Are Reaching a Turning Point on capital punishment(Beliefnet). Dudley Sharp, Christianity and the death penalty (at http://pewforum.org/deathpenalty/resources/internetresources.php3
Extractions: United Methodist Church (see Section F: Criminal Justice) Letters from Coalitions of Religious Leaders Religious Leaders Seek Federal Death Penalty Moratorium (1 May 2001) Religious Leaders Petition President Clinton for Moratorium on Federal Executions (4 December 2000) Articles, Essays, and Speeches on Religion and the Death Penalty
CJBS: Capital Punishment indicated that they favour the death penalty as the death qualified participants maybe influenced only by pro capital punishment arguments because http://www.cpa.ca/ogloff.htm
Extractions: Abstract A lthough the Parliament of Canada abolished the death penalty as a sentencing option in 1976 (Amnesty International, 1987), a majority of Canadians (approximately 65-75%) have indicated that they would support a return of the death penalty (Reid, 1987). Furthermore, calls for the reintroduction of the death penalty by politicians and others occur frequently. As a result of the public's apparent support for capital punishment, and the possibility of its return, it is important to continue studying factors that influence people's attitudes regarding the death penalty.
Extractions: safe political weapon In recent political campaigns, the death penalty has been used both as an issue to run on and a sword for slashing opponents. Because of DNA technology, that sword now swings both ways. Texas Gov. George W Bush, the presumptive Republican nominee for president, demonstrated that Thursday night when he stepped back from his pro-capital punishment stance and spared a convicted rapist and killer so that his guilt can be tested through DNA. "Any time DNA can be used in its context and be relevant as to the guilt or innocence of a person on death row, we need to use it," Bush said in explaining why he suspended the execution of Ricky McGinn. Bush's move, the first such reprieve he has granted after presiding over 131 executions, was viewed as a victory by capital punishment opponents. "if you acknowledge DNA can resolve doubts in some cases, that's an argument against (the) death (penalty) in all cases," said Richard Dieter, director of the Death Penalty Information Center in Washington, an anti-capital punishment group. Bush aides downplayed that suggestion Thursday. They argued behind the scenes that his action, merely reflects the governor's decency and common sense.
Against Death Rows of prodeath-penalty leaders By Kirsten B. Mitchell MEDIA GENERAL NEWS SERVICE WASHINGTONAlthough the Catholic Church officially opposes capital punishment, http://disc.server.com/discussion.cgi?disc=207906;article=2511;title=Against Dea
Is Capital Punishment Biblical? related sites Apologetics Index on capital punishment. I enjoyed reading your articleabout the death penalty. I am sure you get lots of email pro and con, but I http://watkins.gospelcom.net/capital.htm
Extractions: If we use the Old Testament as support for capital punishmentshouldn't we support execution for all offenses it lists as capital? Under the Old Testament law, murder (Numbers 35:16) and rape (Deuteronomy 22:25) were in fact grounds for execution. However to be consistentif we use the Old Testament as support for capital punishmentshouldn't we support execution for all offenses it lists as capital Under New Testament grace, didn't Christ take our "capital punishment" required under the Law? "When we were utterly helpless with no way of escape, Christ came at just the right time and died for us sinners who had no use for him. But God showed his great love for us by sending Christ to die for us while we were still sinners. And since by his blood he did all this for us as sinners, how much more will he do for us now that he has declared us not guilty? Now he will save us from all of God's wrath to come" (Romans 5:6, 8-9). "Well then, are God laws and God's promises against each other? Of course not! If we could be saved by the laws, then God would not have had to give us a different way to get out of the grip of sinfor the Scriptures insist we are all its prisoners. The only way out is through faith in Jesus Christ; the way of escape is open to all who believe in him" (Galatians 3:21-22).
Lemieux Library - Pro's And Con's know we have our work cut out for us, aware as we are that the vast majority of UScitizens say they favor capital punishment. pro death penalty (Retentionist). http://www.seattleu.edu/lemlib/web_archives/DMW/procon.htm
Extractions: Dead Man Walking death penalty analysis pro death penalty con death penalty framing the debate ... tip of the iceberg What are we talking about when we talk about capital punishment? "In Furman , Justice Thurgood Marshall argued that 'informed public opinion' about the death penalty was, in fact, anything but informed." pg. 117, Dead Man Walking websites books and articles in Lemieux Library Banner, Stuart
WebQuest This pro capital punishment document cites biblical quotations and New Testamentreferences in support of the death penalty. This document covers moral issues. http://coe.west.asu.edu/students/ahudson/WebQuest.html
Woodland Public Library - Capital Punishment Call YA 364.66 Wol 1997. ?capital punishment The death penalty debate. SanDiego Greenhaven Press, 2000. Call YA 306.9 pro 2000. The death penalty. http://www.ci.woodland.ca.us/library/captlpunish.htm
Extractions: Capital Punishment (all call #'s are for Woodland Public Library) Reference General Collection Internet Sites Reference: Capital punishment in the United States: A documentary history. Bryan Vila, Cynthia Morris, eds. Westport, Conn.: Greenwood Press, 1997 Call #: Ref 364.66 Cap 1997 Library Use Only Criminal justice in America. George F. Cole, Christopher E. Smith. Belmont, Calif.: Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1996 Call #: Ref 364.973 Col 1996 Library Use Only Essentials of criminal justice. Joseph J. Senna, Larry J. Siegel. Belmont, CA: West/Wadsworth Pub. Co., 1998 Call #: Ref 364.973 Sen 1998 Library Use Only Taking sides: Political issues. George Mckenna, Stanley Feingold. Guilford, Conn.: Dushkin Pub. Group, 1997 Call #: Ref 360 Tak 1997 Library Use Only Taking sides: Legal issues. M Ethan Katsh. Guilford, Conn.: Dushkin Pub.
COURTTV.COM - TOP NEWS death row since the state revived capital punishment in 1995. that led to her executiondeath penalty Argument The experts discuss DNA and the pro and con http://www.courttv.com/news/death_penalty/
Extractions: Maryland has joined Illinois in imposing a moratorium on the death penalty. About a dozen other states, including Connecticut, Indiana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania and Virginia, are considering them. While the majority of Americans - up to 77 percent, according to polls - support the death penalty, there has been no major political fallout from the decisions. And polls show that support for the death penalty has eroded in the last decade. Support drops further when people are given a choice between supporting the death penalty or a sentence of life without possibility of parole. The debate is playing out state by state, because each has its own laws and because opinions on the death penalty tend to differ by region of the country. Most observers say public opinion has been swayed by death row cases involving innocent people or inadequate defense counsel. What beliefs are driving any shift in attitudes in your state? Is religion playing a role? Are Americans being influenced more by a basic sense of fairness than religious beliefs? How are religious organizations trying to influence the debate?
Extractions: Death Penalty Biases Pathfinder Is there discrimination in applying the death penalty against minorities, the mentally retarded, the poor, or other disadvantaged groups of people? Are they more prone to be sentenced to death than the majority? These are just two of the many controversial issues surrounding capital punishment. Included in this pathfinder are the best resources for the most reliable information and statistics about the death penalty. I did not focus on the costs, history, or other perspectives of capital punishment, because I feel that discrimination against people on death row is a most critical issue. Though most of the information in this pathfinder relates specifically to the fairness of the death penalty, there is also background information included for those merely curious about the harshest punishment of the U.S. justice system. For the student researcher, this pathfinder should also provide an excellent launching point. General Advice for Researchers: There is an abundance of good information on the World Wide Web, but researchers should consider that print sources are perhaps the most logical place to start. They provide lots of valuable and credible information that is often easier to find than websites. However, once moving past these books, government sites are very helpful in looking up the legalities of capital punishment. Dewey Decimal Numbers: Most books found regarding capital punishment can be located under 364 or 365.
Death Penalty And Human Rights Links prodeath penalty.com. State Penitentiary in Louisiana death Row. United States AnnualReports on capital punishment (part of Burueau of Justice Statistics page http://www1.umn.edu/humanrts/links/deathpenalty.html
Capital Punishment death penalty Quiz; death penalty pro and Con; death Island Religious Leaders; deathRow Writings Doctors and capital punishment; European/American Conventions on http://www.monksofadoration.org/capunish.html
Extractions: QUICK POPUP NAVIGATION CATEGORY WINDOW Note: Some sites non-Catholic. A Call for a Death Penalty Moratorium in Illinois A Declaration of Life A Letter from the Kentucky Bishops Amnesty International ... Arguments for Life and Death (informative) Ask Father Mateo Bishops' Statements on the Death Penalty Canadian Coalition Against the Death Penalty Capital punishment denounced by Bishop Placido Rodriguez, C.M.F. ... PHL 203: Ethics Notes - Capital Punishment (Informative) Punishment and the Death Penalty (Informative) Punishment and the Death Penalty Ethics Quixote Center Equal Justice USA Project Speech by Sister Helen Prejean Statement on Capital Punishment ... SUBMIT A CATHOLIC SITE
Capital Punishment Research Resources of Justice Bureau of Justice Statistics Bulletin capital punishment Reports; Websiteof Clark County, Indiana, prosecuting Attorney (pro-death penalty advocate http://www.ll.georgetown.edu/topics/capital_punishment.cfm
Extractions: Capital Punishment Statistics Survey of Death Penalty System (DOJ) Amnesty Int'l (anti) Clark County (pro) ... Death Row USA Books Articles Databases Web Sites ... Related Topics This topical guide provides a quick start for your research. For more in-depth guidance, contact the Library Reference Desk at 202-662-9140, or libref@law.georgetown.edu. Serendipity can be a powerful ally in the research process. Although you run the risk of missing a great book that someone else has checked out, it never hurts to peruse the shelves to see what jumps out at you. Check the shelves on the 5th floor, near the treatises and looseleafs listed above. These databases are available only to the Georgetown Law Center community. If you are not a Law Center student, faculty member, or staff member, please check with your own institution for access. If you are affiliated with the Law Center and are trying to connect from off campus, please click
Capital Punishment - The Death Penalty I talked to a prodeath penalty acquaintance about all this figure is derived fromnumber of people executed since 1976, when capital punishment was reinstated http://www.cybercollege.com/fog41.htm
Extractions: The Death Penalty I f you've been following stories on DNA testing... ...you know that more than 110 people have been released from prison... ...some awaiting execution on death row... ...because DNA testing has shown them to be innocent. In a few cases these innocent people sat in prison for decades. I t is estimated that more than 20 people have been executed over the years... ...who were later shown to be innocent. The actual number is undoubtedly higher... ...but we tend not to delve into these things after the fact. O ver the years about a dozen people have been exonerated days or even minutes before they were scheduled to be executed when... ...another person confessed to the crime... ...someone uncovered new evidence, or... ...inadvertent clerical or procedural errors delayed things long enough for new evidence to surface. A nyone who takes the time to delve into the DNA testing... ...and who has the smarts to understand the science and statistics involved... ...which rules out some juries... ...knows that the possibility of error is next to impossible. Even so, the vast majority of states are refusing to open cases when sentences were handed down before the advent of DNA testing...
