NCJ Number
72357
Date Published
1980
Length
23 pages
Annotation
This selective unannotated bibliography lists books and articles on the subject of capital punishment as a deterrent to crime.
Abstract
Books and articles are listed alphabetcally by author, or by title if an author is unknown. Publications from Canada and England are included, but the majority of the entries are from the United States. Publication dates range from 1950 to 1980 with the majority published in the 1970's. Approximately 410 publications are cited. Subjects included such topics as the death penalty, Furman v. Georgia, roots of violence, the death penalty and the Supreme Court, Constitutional law and the death penalty, capital punishment in Canada, and the deterrent effect of the death penalty. No availability or pricing information is given.