LEADER 03428nam 22006134a 450 001 9910820745403321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79578-5 024 7 $a10.7560/712645 035 $a(CKB)1000000000467075 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000191421 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11168207 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000191421 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10184079 035 $a(PQKB)11596048 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443247 035 $a(OCoLC)614534999 035 $a(MdBmJHUP)muse2119 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443247 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245725 035 $a(DE-B1597)587376 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292795785 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000467075 100 $a20050805d2006 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aLethal injection $ecapital punishment in Texas during the modern era /$fJon Sorensen and Rocky LeAnn Pilgrim ; foreword by Evan J. Mandery 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin, TX $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2006 215 $axi, 222 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71264-2 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [203]-214) and index. 327 $aThe modern era -- Deterrence : does it prevent others from committing murder? -- Incapacitation : does it keep them from killing again? -- Retribution : do they deserve to die? -- Administration : is the death penalty carried out impartially, reliably, and efficiently? -- Conclusion. 330 $aFew state issues have attracted as much controversy and national attention as the application of the death penalty in Texas. In the years since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, Texas has led the nation in passing death sentences and executing prisoners. The vigor with which Texas has implemented capital punishment has, however, raised more than a few questions. Why has Texas been so fervent in pursuing capital punishment? Has an aggressive death penalty produced any benefits? Have dangerous criminals been deterred? Have rights been trampled in the process and, most importantly, have innocents been executed? These important questions form the core of Lethal Injection: Capital Punishment in Texas during the Modern Era. This book is the first comprehensive empirical study of Texas's system of capital punishment in the modern era. Jon Sorensen and Rocky Pilgrim use a wealth of information gathered from formerly confidential prisoner records and a variety of statistical sources to test and challenge traditional preconceptions concerning racial bias, deterrence, guilt, and the application of capital punishment in this state. The results of their balanced analysis may surprise many who have followed the recent debate on this important issue. 606 $aCapital punishment$zTexas 606 $aLethal injection (Execution)$zTexas 606 $aPunishment$zTexas 615 0$aCapital punishment 615 0$aLethal injection (Execution) 615 0$aPunishment 676 $a364.66/09764 700 $aSorensen$b Jonathan R$g(Jonathan Roger),$f1965-$01657821 701 $aPilgrim$b Rocky LeAnn$f1978-$01657822 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910820745403321 996 $aLethal injection$94011458 997 $aUNINA