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History

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What is the history of capital punishment?

websites

Capital Punishment Timeline: Clark County Prosecuting Attorney. State of Indiana. Detailed timeline which begins with the Colonial Era; emphasis on Indiana cases
Death Penalty: J.J. Maloney, Crime Magazine, An Encyclopedia of Crime. A historical overview of famous U.S. death penalty cases by the editor of the online publication Crime Magazine. The late author and editor, J.J. Maloney was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize five times.

books in Lemieux Library

Palmer, Louis J.
Encyclopedia of Capital Punishment in the United States
McFarland & Company, Inc.: Jefferson, North Carolina
REF HV8694 P35 2001
Banner, Stuart
Death Penalty: An American History
Cambridge: Harvard University Press, c2002.
HV8699 .U5 B367 2002
Megivern, James J.
The Death Penalty: An Historical and Theological Survey
New York: Paulist Press, 1997.
K5104 .M44 1977
Background
CQ Researcher
Volume 11, Issue 40, pg. 954
REF H35 E35 2001
Chronology
CQ Researcher
Volume 11, Issue 40, pg. 955
REF H35 E35 2001
Chronology
CQ Researcher
Volume 9, Issue 1, pg. 13
REF H35 E35 1999
A Quarter-Century of Capital Punishment
CQ Researcher
Volume 11, Issue 40, pg. 948
REF H35 E35 2001

books in Lemieux Library

Gatrell, V.A.C.
The Hanging Tree: Execution and the English People, 1770-1868
Oxford [England]; New York [N.Y.]: Oxford University Press, 1994.
HV8699 .G8 G38 1994 Lemieux Library

Pacific Northwest

websites

Washington State Death Penalty: Washington Department of Corrections
Capital Punishment in Oregon: Oregon Department of Corrections Public Affairs

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Dig deeper into these topics by exploring additional resources available both in the library and through the Library Homepage. Additional books & videos can be located through the "Library Catalog" link. Articles (including full-text) can be located in many general and specialized journal databases through the "Databases" link. Reference staff is also available to assist you in finding materials.