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Chapter 1: Is the Death Penalty Just? Chapter Preface 14 1. The Death Penalty Is Just 16 Antonin Scalia 2. The Death Penalty Is Unjust 25 Anthony G. Amsterdam 3. The Death Penalty Kills Innocent People 34 Daily Record Advisory Board 4. The Death Penalty Protects Innocent People 47 Jeffjacoby 5. Executions Deliver Reasonable Retribution 51 Bob Goodlatte 6. Executions Do Not Deliver Reasonable Retribution 55 Robert Grant 7. The Death Penalty Is Consistent with Religious Ethics 62 Kerby Anderson 8. The Death Penalty Is Not Consistent with Religious Ethics 71 Kenneth R. Overberg Periodical Bibliography 80 Chapter 2: Does the Death Penalty Deter Crime? Chapter Preface 82 1. Common Sense Proves That the Death Penalty Deters Crime 84 Richard A. Devine 2. Common Sense Proves That the Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crime 89 Marshall Dayan 3. Studies Show That the Death Penalty Deters Crime 93 lain Murray 4. Studies Show That the Death Penalty Does Not Deter Crime 99 Ted Goertzel 5. The Death Penalty Protects Americans from Terrorism 105 Johnny Sutton 6. The Death Penalty Makes Americans More Vulnerable to Terrorists 109 Timothy H. Edgar Periodical Bibliography 114 Chapter 3: Is the Death Penalty Applied Fairly? Chapter Preface 116 1. The Death Penalty Discriminates Against Racial Minorities 118 Christina Swarns 2. The Death Penalty Does Not Discriminate Against Racial Minorities 123 John Perazzo 3. Juveniles Should Not Receive the Death Penalty 127 Anthony M. Kennedy 4. Juveniles Should Not Be Exempt from the Death Penalty 133 Sandra Day O'Connor 5. DNA Evidence Will Make the Death Penalty More Fair 142 Paul A. Logli 6. DNA Evidence Does Not Make the Death Penalty More Fair 149 Richard Dieter 7. Attorney Incompetence Makes the Death Penalty Unfair 155 Friends Committee on Legislation Education Fund 8. Attorney Competence Does Not Make the Death Penalty Unfair 160 Joshua K. Marquis Periodical Bibliography 166 Chapter 4: Should the Death Penalty Be Reformed? Chapter Preface 168 1. The Death Penalty Should Be Abolished 170 Women's Bar Association of the State of New York 2. The Death Penalty Must Be Maintained 177 Dudley Sharp 3. The Death Penalty Must Be Reformed 184 Steven D. Stewart 4. The Death Penalty Is Too Flawed to Be Fixed 187 Amnesty International 5. The Death Penalty Costs Too Much 192 George Sjostrom 6. The Death Penalty Does Not Cost Too Much 196 Jon Sorensen 7. Lethal Injection Should Be Abolished 200 Lancet 8. Lethal Injection Should Be Maintained 204 Kyle Janek