Capital punishment / Henderson, Harry

Presents a comprehensive reference and research guide on issues concerning capital punishment, and contains a history of the subject, information on the laws, organizations, and agencies, and extracts from Supreme Court rulings.

Examines the the debate over legal execution in the U.S., looking at various arguments for and against the practice; and includes a chronology, a list of key people in the history of capital punishment, a glossary, a guide to further research, and a selection of resource information.