Annotated Bibliography
Aronson, Jay D., and Simon A. Cole. “Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and The
Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States.” Law & Social Inquiry 34.3 (2009): 603-633. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Nov. 2015.
This article suggests that the possibility of executing an innocent person is the most prominent argument against the capital punishment. Aronson and Cole claim there is a degree of uncertainty in criminal justice practices, which can be reduced by the use of science, specifically DNA tests. This article shows the importance of innocence, providing a valid solution to the capital punishment inaccuracy. I can use this in my research to illustrate how the death penalty can be applied to innocent …show more content…
Besides, he argues that democratic institutions should not punish murders by performing the same horrific act, which would be the death penalty. Instead, Bessler proposes parole sentences. His article provides logical reasons explaining why the practice of capital punishment is a useless practice and support my argument about how death penalty is neither morally correct nor necessary.
Cholbi, M. “Race, Capital Punishment, and the Cost of Murder.” Philosophical Studies 127.2
(2006): 255-282. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
This article reflects the injustice in the practice of capital punishment. Cholbi focuses strictly on racial discrimination when applying the death penalty. This article provides useful examples and analogies to show that racism does influence the death sentence, representing political injustice against African-Americans as a class. The problem of racial discrimination is another example of the moral flaws of the death penalty, which provides evidence to my research on the injustice of capital punishment.
Douglass, John G. “Confronting Death: Sixth Amendment Rights At Capital
Sentencing.” Columbia Law Review 105.7 (2005): 1967-2028. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Nov.
Aronson, Jay D., and Simon A. Cole. “Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and The
Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States.” Law & Social Inquiry 34.3 (2009): 603-633. Academic Search Complete. Web. 4 Nov. 2015.
This article suggests that the possibility of executing an innocent person is the most prominent argument against the capital punishment. Aronson and Cole claim there is a degree of uncertainty in criminal justice practices, which can be reduced by the use of science, specifically DNA tests. This article shows the importance of innocence, providing a valid solution to the capital punishment inaccuracy. I can use this in my research to illustrate how the death penalty can be applied to innocent …show more content…
Besides, he argues that democratic institutions should not punish murders by performing the same horrific act, which would be the death penalty. Instead, Bessler proposes parole sentences. His article provides logical reasons explaining why the practice of capital punishment is a useless practice and support my argument about how death penalty is neither morally correct nor necessary.
Cholbi, M. “Race, Capital Punishment, and the Cost of Murder.” Philosophical Studies 127.2
(2006): 255-282. Academic Search Complete. Web. 3 Nov. 2015.
This article reflects the injustice in the practice of capital punishment. Cholbi focuses strictly on racial discrimination when applying the death penalty. This article provides useful examples and analogies to show that racism does influence the death sentence, representing political injustice against African-Americans as a class. The problem of racial discrimination is another example of the moral flaws of the death penalty, which provides evidence to my research on the injustice of capital punishment.
Douglass, John G. “Confronting Death: Sixth Amendment Rights At Capital
Sentencing.” Columbia Law Review 105.7 (2005): 1967-2028. Academic Search Complete. Web. 5 Nov.