Bibliography: The Death Penalty

Acker James R. Bohm Robert M. Lanier Charles S. (eds.) (1998). America's Experiment with Capital Punishment: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the Ultimate Penal Sanction. Durham, North Carolina: Carolina Academic Press.

Arriens Jan (1997). Welcome to Hell: Letters & Writings from Death Row. Boston: Northeastern University Press.

Bedau Hugo Adam (ed.) (1997). The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Bessler John D. (1997). Death in the Dark: Midnight Executions in America. Boston: Northeastern University Press.

Block Brian P. Hostettler John (1997). Hanging in the Balance: A History of the Abolition of Capital Punishment in Britain. Winchester, England: Waterside Press.

Bohm Robert M. (1999). Deathquest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States. Anderson Publishing Company.

Cook Kimberly J. (1998). Divided Passions: Public Opinions on Abortion and the Death Penalty. Boston: Northeastern University Press.

Costanzo Mark (1997). Just Revenge: Costs and Consequences of the Death Penalty. New York: St. Martin's Press.

Frisbie, Thomas and Garrett, Randy (1998). Victims of Justice: The True Story of Two Innocent Men Condemned to Die and a Prosecution Out of Control. New York: Avon Books.

Gillespie L. Kay (1997). Dancehall Ladies: The Crimes and Executions of America's Condemned Women. University Press of America.

Guest David (1997). Sentenced to Death: The American Novel and Capital Punishment. University Press of Mississippi.

Hanks Gardner C. (1997). Against the Death Penalty: Christian and Secular Arguments Against Capital Punishment. Herald Press.

Hearn Daniel Allen (1999). Legal Executions in New England: A Comprehensive Reference. 1622–1960. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

Hearn Daniel Allen (1997). Legal Executions in New York State: A Comprehensive Reference, 1639–1963. Jefferson, NC: McFarland & Co.

Johnson Robert (1998). Death Work: A Study of the Modern Execution Process (2nd). West/Wadsworth.

Latzer Barry (1998). Death Penalty Cases: Leading U.S. Supreme Court Cases on Capital Punishment. Boston: Butterworth-Heinemann.

Lester David (1998). The Death Penalty: Issues and Answers (2d). Springfield, IL: Charles C. Thomas.

Light Ken Donovan Suzanne (1997). Texas Death Row. University Press of Mississippi.

Marquart James W. Ekland-Olson Sheldon Sorensen Jonathan R. (1998). The Rope, the Chair, and the Needle: Capital Punishment in Texas, 1923–1990. University of Texas Press.

Megivern James J. (1997). The Death Penalty: An Historical and Theological Survey. Paulist Press.

Mello Michael A. (1998). Dead Wrong: A Death Row Lawyer Speaks Out Against Capital Punishment. University of Wisconsin Press.

O'Shea Kathleen (1999). Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900–1998. Springfield, IL: Praeger Publishers.

Randa Laura E. (ed.) (1997). Society's Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty. University Press of America.

Sarat Austin (ed.) (1998). The Killing State: Capital Punishment in Law, Politics, and Culture. New York/Oxford: Oxford University Press.

Schabas William A. (1997). The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law (2nd). Cambridge University Press.

Steffen Lloyd H. (1998). Executing Justice: The Moral Meaning of the Death Penalty. Pilgrim Press.

Streib Victor (1997). A Capital Punishment Anthology. Anderson Publishing Company.

Tucker John C. (1998). May God Have Mercy A True Story of Crime and Punishment. Delta.

Vila Bryan Morris Cynthia (eds.) (1997). Capital Punishment in the United States: A Documentary History. Greenwood Publishing Group.

Warden Rob Protess David L. (1998). A Promise of Justice: The Eighteen-Year Fight to Save Four Innocent Men. Hyperion Press.

Young Perry Deane (1998). The Untold Story of Frankie Silver: Was She Unjustly Hanged?. Down Home Press.