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The Death Penalty

Wiley, (2019), 333-346
DOI: 10.1163/26659077-00902002
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Abstract

“The death penalty” or “capital punishment” refers to the legally sanctioned sentencing and killing of persons guilty of a crime by a state government. This chapter discusses major concepts related to the death penalty, delineates empirical facts about capital punishment, and notes recent developments and future directions.

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Kaplan, P. (2019). The Death Penalty. In Coresource 4 (pp. 333–346). Wiley. https://doi.org/10.1163/26659077-00902002

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