Capital Punishment (Death Penalty)

Overview

Crime and Criminals.(Opposing Viewpoints). 2000. Hot Topics Table.

"Human Rights".CQ Researcher.1998. P. 982+. Hot Topics Table.

Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime? (At Issue). 1998. Hot Topics Table.

The Death Penalty. (Opposing Viewpoints). 1997. Hot Topics Table.

Specific Resources

Capital Punishment
Provides links to pro and con viewpoints on the death penalty, as well as statisical information. Created by Professor Michael C. Kearl, Department of Sociology & Anthropology, Trinity University, San Antonio, Texas.

Death Penalty
Links to a variety of death penalty materials. Created by the Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy.

Death Penalty Links
This meta-index provides links to general death penalty sites, as well as abolition, regional, pro-death penalty, people on death row, reports, viewpoints and testimonies, and Amnesty International reports on the death penalty. Created by Derechos Human Rights, an organization that works against violations to human rights and humanitarian law all over the world.

Death Penalty News and Updates
Links to current news on executions, 1997 and 1998 executions, pending executions, and related links. Created by Rick Halperin, Southern Methodist University.

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