内容The abolitionist movement: progress and prospects -- In the vanguard of abolition -- Where capital punishment remains contested -- The scope of capital punishment in law -- The death penalty in reality: the process of execution and the death row experience -- Excluding the vulnerable from capital punishment -- Protecting the accused and ensuring due process -- Deciding who should die: problems of inequity, arbitrariness, and racial discrimination -- The question of deterrence -- A question of opinion or a question of principle? -- The challenge of a suitable replacement.
