{"product_id":"death-penalty-in-decline-the-fight-against-capital-punishment-in-the-decades-since-furman-v-georgia-hardcover","title":"Death Penalty in Decline?: The Fight against Capital Punishment in the Decades since Furman v. Georgia - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAustin Sarat\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHow have prospects for abolishing the death penalty changed since the 1972 Supreme Court decision, \u003ci\u003eFurman v Georgia?\u003c\/i\u003e The editor and contributors to \u003ci\u003eDeath Penalty in Decline?\u003c\/i\u003e assess the contemporary death penalty landscape and look at the trends in and attitudes toward capital punishment and its abolition. They highlight factors that are propelling alternatives to the death penalty as well as the obstacles to ending it. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e At a time when the United States is undertaking an unprecedented national reconsideration of the death penalty, \u003ci\u003eDeath Penalty in Decline?\u003c\/i\u003e seeks to evaluate how abolitionists might succeed today. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003ci\u003eContributors: John Bessler, Corinna Barrett Lain, James R. Martel, Linda Ross Meyer, Carol S. Steiker, Jordan M. Steiker, and the editor\u003c\/i\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAustin Sarat\u003c\/b\u003e is the William Nelson Cromwell Professor of Jurisprudence and Political Science at Amherst College. He is the author or editor of several books including \u003ci\u003eLethal Injection and the False Promise of Humane Execution\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eThe Death Penalty on the Ballot: American Democracy and the Fate of Capital Punishment\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eGruesome Spectacles: Botched Executions and America's Death Penalty\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eMercy on Trial: What It Means to Stop an Execution\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 254\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e May 31, 2024\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50728011989298,"sku":"9781439924815","price":157.48,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0961\/1608\/0946\/files\/8-B0M723Rb9781439924815.webp?v=1765547737","url":"https:\/\/deskinlawfirm.com\/products\/death-penalty-in-decline-the-fight-against-capital-punishment-in-the-decades-since-furman-v-georgia-hardcover","provider":"DLF Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}