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Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death: An Examination And Analysis Of State Indigent Defense Systems And Their Application To Death-Eligible Defendants, Michael D. Moore Jun 1996

Tinkering With The Machinery Of Death: An Examination And Analysis Of State Indigent Defense Systems And Their Application To Death-Eligible Defendants, Michael D. Moore

William & Mary Law Review

No abstract provided.


Justice Dando And The "Conservative" Argument For Abolition, Joseph L. Hoffmann Jan 1996

Justice Dando And The "Conservative" Argument For Abolition, Joseph L. Hoffmann

Indiana Law Journal

No abstract provided.


An Economic Analysis Of The Death Penalty, Martin Kasten Jan 1996

An Economic Analysis Of The Death Penalty, Martin Kasten

University Avenue Undergraduate Journal of Economics

From an economic perspective, society should only use capital punishment if the marginal benefits outweigh the marginal costs. In the course of analyzing the economic efficiency of capital punishment, and before providing any recommendations, both the benefits and costs of the death penalty must be evaluated. Since the death penalty has been implemented for centuries, many people believe its benefits outweigh its costs. The evaluation of benefits in Part II will be compared to the costs assessed in Part III to determine if this long held assertion is correct.