Contains over twenty essays in which various authors examine topics related to capital punishment, discussing the administration of the death penalty, innocents on death row, and other issues.
Presents a concise overview on issues associated with the death penalty with primary source quotes and statistics on topics including whether or not the death penalty deters crime.
Contains essays that provide a variety of perspectives on questions of whether the death penalty should be legal, whether capital punishment is just, and if it is applied fairly.