Record #:

26213

Author(s):

McMorrow, Kathleen

Abstract:

In 1976, the death penalty was ruled as a constitutionally valid form of punishment. Several UNC legal scholars disagree and claim that decision actually raised more legal and moral questions than before. They argue that our society will eventually reject the death penalty as an untenable, ineffective form of punishment.

Source:

Endeavors (NoCar LD 3941.3 A3), Vol. 7 Issue 2, Winter 1990, p17-20, il, por

Subject(s):

Death penalty; Punishment in crime deterrence; University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. School of Law