Students, Academics & Journalists: Death Penalty Research
from Dudley Sharp, independent researcher, pro death penalty expert, former opponent, 832-439-2113, CV included
This is, primarily, a pro death penalty resource. Anti-death penalty references and resources are, nearly, infinitely greater, in number.
Pro death penalty experts, at bottom.
NOTE: The Death Penalty Information Center is, strictly, anti-death penalty and lies about being a neutral source, as is proven, below,
Suggested readings: Death Penalty
Two best books for an even and balanced review of the death penalty.
The Death Penalty: For and Against, by Jeffrey Reiman and Louis P. Pojman, (Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, 1997)
Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Case, edited by Hugo Adam Bedau and Paul Cassell, who are also included authors. (Oxford U Press, 2004)
Both excellent.
NOTE: The Opposing Viewpoints Series on the death penalty/capital punishment has, over decades, provided the most evenly balanced reviews of this debate. Publishers Greenhaven Press and/or Gale.
Such are at a lower academic level than the others, but offers very balanced reviews of all the sub-topics, not just for the death penalty, but for many social and public policy debates, providing a welcome foundation for why looking at both sides is crucial, as is, always, the case.
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Books for the death penalty - There are countless books and websites against the death penalty, very few for.
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment (2017), Edward Feser & Joseph Bessette,
The Death of Punishment, Robert Blecker, 2014
Capital punishment: What the Bible Says, Lloyd Bailey, 1987
For Capital Punishment · Walter Burns - Basic Books - 1979
Neither Cruel Nor Unusual: The Case for Capital Punishment, Frank Carrington, 1975
Pro death penalty experts & websites
1) Robert Blecker, law professor, New York Law School, a remarkable record of academic achievement, a playwright, published author, etc. 212.431.2873, rblecker@nyls.edu
BIO
2) Paul Cassell, legal scholar, law professor, former federal judge, pro death penalty expert. A titan in victim's rights, with major contributions in the pro death penalty debate. paul.cassell@law.utah.edu, 801-585-5202
Paul Cassell, Research Review
Included, therein, is the Cassell and Markman dissection of-what was to become the template for the anti -death penalty "innocent" and "exoneration" frauds to come, here:
Protecting the Innocent: A Response to the Bedan-Radelet Study, (with Stephen J. Markman) 41 Stan. L. Rev. 121 (1988). Published, 01/1988.
3 and 4) Edward Feser & Joseph Bessette
Both are, extraordinarily, prolific and thoughtful
I put them, together, because of their masterwork, on this topic:
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment (2017),
Edward Feser & Joseph Bessette
They both have many additional contributions in this debate, before and after 2017, all of which are, easily found with a search.
Prof. Edward Feser, philosopher, professor, and expert in religion and Catholicism, with many contributions
Prof. Joseph Bessette, Government & Ethics, Criminal Justice Expert
5) Josh Marquis, retired Democratic DA, formerly defense counsel, pro death penalty expert. He's done it all, in all forums and very, very well.
See The Death Penalty heading, about 1/3 down, here:
The Death Penalty
6) Kent Scheidegger, Criminal Justice Legal Foundation, pro death penalty expert, legal scholar. Astonishing friend of the court briefer at US Supreme Court and lower court levels, with many other major contributions. 916.446.0345
Death Penalty: General
on Death Penalty Deterrence
7) Dudley Sharp, pro death penalty expert, former opponent
Extremely active, throughout the world, having rebutted all anti-death penalty claims and/or proven the pro death penalty positions stronger,
sharpjfa@aol.com, 832-439-2113
This is a pro death penalty intro, with all major sub-topics reviewed.
The Death Penalty: Justice & Saving More Innocents
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