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Table of Contents 1: What Is Capital Punishment? ............................7 2: The Origins of Capital Punishment ................15 3. Debating Capital Punishment ..........................29 4. Movement to Abolish Capital Punishment........51 5. Do Vulnerable People Get Executed? ..............63 6. Life on Death Row............................................77 7. The Future of Capital Punishment ..................87 Appendix: Capital Punishment Legal Status by Country......................................................92 Appendix: Executions of Child Offenders ..........94 Organizations Opposed to the Death Penalty......98 Organizations in Favor of the Death Penalty ....101 Series Glossary....................................................102 Further Reading..................................................104 Internet Resources ..............................................106 Index....................................................................108 Photo Credits/About the Author........................112

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