Bibliograph

The death of punishment, searching for justice among the worst of the worst, Robert Blecker

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The death of punishment, searching for justice among the worst of the worst, Robert Blecker

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The death of punishment

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

840927822

Responsibility statement

Robert Blecker

Sub title

searching for justice among the worst of the worst

Table Of Contents

Part 1. Man the measure. Killing the wrong people ; Playing the game ; Two sides to every question? ; Richer than the rules of law -- Part 2. Voices from the inside. One raggedy lawyer ; Between right and wrong ; The living legend ; Under the influence ; Plate sin with gold ; Their crime/Our punishment -- Part 3. Witness at an execution. Behind the glass ; One step removed ; Curtain time ; The privileged and the damned -- Part 4. For whom the candles burned. Flip a switch ; But God spared Cain ; The man needs to die ; The nicest thing ; A one-man chair ; Dead right ; Whose voice? ; Why aren't you dead? ; Turning grey ; Six feet over ; Death watch ; Killing them softly ; Bearing witness ; The 13th juror -- Part 5. Fighting for the finish. No word for it ; The Hershey bar ; In a perfect kingdom ; Everywhere elsewhere -- Part 6. Forgiveness and redemption. I can look you in the eyes ; Nonsense on stilts -- The chance to someday -- A tramp abroad: Heaidelberg ; Right body, wrong person ; The ugly mirror

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