This fifth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full
account of the arguments and issues surrounding capital punishment. The book begins with …

Abstract Although recent US Supreme Court decisions regarding the death penalty (eg,
Atkins v. Virginia, 2002) have renewed interest in mental health issues, one topic that has …

Psychopathy as measured by the Hare Psychopathy Checklist—Revised (PCL–R; Hare,
1991, 2003) is related to a range of rule-breaking and antisocial behaviors. Given this …

The characteristics of, and 2003 disciplinary data on, 51,527 inmates in the Florida
Department of Corrections, including 9,586 inmates who had been convicted of some …

An experimental scale for the assessment of prison violence risk among maximum security
inmates was developed from a logistic regression analysis involving inmates serving parole …

Although the jury is often referred to as one of the bulwarks of the American justice system, it
regularly comes under attack. Recent changes to trial procedures, such as reducing jury …

Forensic Assessment of Violence Risk: A Guide for Risk Assessment and Risk Management
provides both a summary of research to date and an integrated model for mental health …

Life without parole is examined as a form of death penalty, namely, death by incarceration
as distinct from death by execution. Original interviews with a sample of prisoners …

The impact of life-without-parole (LWOP) sentencing for inmate misconduct has important
implications for inmate classification, prison management, capital sentencing …

La violencia en prisión es un problema fundamental para todos los sistemas penitenciarios
del mundo. Compromete los derechos humanos, la seguridad y la vida de los internos y …