The ethics of capital punishment a philosophical investigation of evil and its consequences - Kramer, Matthew H. (Oxford University Press, 2011)
Includes bibliographical references and index
Introduction -- Deterrence through capital punishment -- Death and retribution -- Death as incapacitation -- Death as a means of denunciation -- The purgative rationale for capital punishment -- The death penalty in operation
Taking a fresh look at a central controversy in criminal law theory, 'The Ethics of Capital Punishment' presents a rationale for the death penalty grounded in a theory of the nature of evil and the nature of defilement