Friday, July 20, 2007

The Pros and Cons of Life Without Parole
British Journal of Criminology, Volume 47, Number 4, Pp. 597-615
http://bjc.oxfordjournals.org/cgi/content/abstract/47/4/597
Catherine Appleton and Bent Grøver
"In this article we draw attention to the rapid and extraordinary increase in the use of ‘life imprisonment without parole’ in the United States. We aim to critically assess the main arguments put forward by supporters of whole life imprisonment as a punishment provided by law to replace the death penalty and argue against life-long detention as the ultimate sanction."
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