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- The Encyclopedia Britannica defines Capital Punishment as the “execution
of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of
a criminal offense”
- This resources provides an overview of the Death Penalty and includes
arguments for and against this controversial issue.
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- My next resource (the Bureau of Justice Statistics) provides statistical
data about the Death Penalty including the number of executions over the
past few decades.
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- Read the following article in the CQ Researcher for a more in depth
description of capital punishment: CQ Article by Kenneth Jost
- As part of my CARS evaluation of this site, I looked into the
credibility of Kenneth Jost. He is a graduate of Harvard University and
is an associate professor at Georgetown in the Law Department.
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- "Capital Punishment." Encyclopedia Britannica. 2008. Encyclopedia
Britannica Online.
- Evergreen Valley College Lib. 18 Apr. 2008
- <http://0-search.eb.com.library.sjeccd.org:80/eb/article-9020149>.
- Capital Punishment Statistics. 2 Jan. 2008. Bureau of Justice
Statistics,
- Washington, DC. 18 Apr. 2008 <http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm>.
- Goldstein, Evan R. "Debating the Impact of the Death
Penalty." The Chronicle of Higher
- Education 54.16 (Dec 14, 2007): NA. Expanded
Academic ASAP. Gale. CCL
- Evergreen Valley College. 18 Apr. 2008
- <http://0-find.galegroup.com.library.sjeccd.org:80/itx/start.do?prodId=EAIM>.
- Jost, Kenneth. "Death Penalty Controversies." CQ Researcher
15.33 (2005): 785-808. CQ
- Researcher Online. CQ Press. Evergreen Valley College Lib. 18 April
2008
- <http://0library.cqpress.com.library.sjeccd.org:80/cqresearcher/cqresrre>.
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