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History of Capital Punishment

This resource provides a comprehensive overview of the history of death penalty legislation and includes the Eugene G. Wanger and Marilyn M. Wanger Death Penalty Collection: A Descriptive Bibliography.

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Researching Criminal Justice & Capital Punishment (HeinOnline Academic Webinar)

Throughout history, the basic elements of criminal justice have existed in one form or another, though the mechanisms by which they’ve been expressed have changed over the centuries. Join Steve Roses and Tim Hooge as they explore the evolution of the criminal justice system and various forms of acceptable punishments for criminals from exile and branding to imprisonment and parole, to the maximum sentence of death.