Proponents of capital punishment insist that criminals are dissuaded from committing murder if they know they will be executed. However, critics maintain that capital punishment's supposed deterrent effect is not supported by statistics, studies, and other sources.
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Proponents of capital punishment insist that criminals are dissuaded from committing murder if they know they will be executed. However, critics maintain that capital punishment's supposed deterrent effect is not supported by statistics, studies, and other sources.
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Very Good. Mild shelf wear on cover, library stamps on edge & endpage, no marks in text. Review\nBooklist: "The topic is intriguing, and the generally vehement tome of the selections provides much for students to ponder and debate." \n--Booklist (Febraury 2003)\n\nSchool Library Journal: "This book is great for debate material or as a writing prompt for persuasive essays. This collection is for mature readers with the critical-thinking skills needed to understand and evaluate the materials." \n--School Library Journal (August 2002)\n\nSchool Library Journal: "The book should prove useful for research papers or debates. This is a reasoned and relatively neutral treatment." \n--School Library Journal (July 2002)\n\nBooklist: "Contributors include doctors, psychiatrists, and members of activist groups...Arguments, which are accompanied by references are well presented and occasionally quite riveting. Lots of opinion and information worth further examination." \n--Booklist (June 2002)\n\nSchool Library Journal: "A wealth of diagrams and illustrations helps clarify the procedures and principles essential to understanding the discussions." \n--School Library Journal (June 2002)\n\nBooklist: "Throughout this text keeps arguments even-tempered, information straightforward, and details unsensationalized." \n--Booklist (May 2002)\n\nBook Report: "Greenhaven's anthologies provide pertinent, original source material for researchers who are interested in varied perpectives on controversial topics. Most middle and high school libraries have books in their collections that deal with these issues, but few do so in such a clearly differentiatied, balanced manner. These slim volumes...complement and balance books that purport to deal with the topics in general or that present only one viewpoint. Recommended." \n--The Book Report (March-April 2002)\n\nBooklist: "Among the books many strengths is its inclusion of diverse, opinionated essayists who come from many professions and have varying expertise." \n--Booklist (April 2001)\n\nUNKNOWN: "For readers who prefer to know both sides of a perspective, Greenhaven Press presents a new series-At Issue. Experts offer their opinions on controversial subjects facing our society today. The At Issue series is for the discerning reader. If you want to be well versed and understanding on a specific topic, this series will open your mind on the many sides of an issue." \n--Eclectic Book Reviews (January-April 2001)\n\nBooklist: "Collection of starkly personal essays...First person accounts then take readers on some startling and intimate journeys. A few essays are more analytical...Some are impassioned views...In all cases, the writers include vivid details and some eye-opening viewpoints." \n--Booklist (March 2001)\n\nKLIATT: "This series on current issues provides full-length articles that offer a range of opinions of various controversial topics. The variety of opinions presented, along with the references provided, will help students get a sense of the various aspects of the issue and encourage critical thinking. Helpful for social studies classes and high school and public libraries, for students preparing term papers." \n--Kliatt (January 2001)\n\nSchool Library Journal: "This debate in a book give a broad overiew of the subject by leading advocates on all sides. The writing tens toward the technical style of the journals represented, making this most appealing as a research source." \n--School Library Journal (June 2000) \n\nBook Description\nProponents of capital punishment insist that criminals are dissuaded from committing murder if they know they will be executed. However, critics maintain that capital punishment's supposed deterrent effect is not supported by statistics, studies, and other sources.
