This unique book examines how U.S. domestic policy regarding the death penalty has been influenced by international pressures, in particular, by foreign nations

Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached

The increase in the number of countries that have abolished the death penalty since the end of the Second World War shows a steady trend towards worldwide aboli

A Choice Outstanding Academic Title of the Year How the fight for civil rights in America became an important front in the Cold War In 1958, an African American

Legal decisions continue to mystify: why was this person sentenced to 20 years in prison, but that person to just 10 years for the same crime? Why did one perso