The issue of capital punishment is a continually-debated issue because it calls into question the values and direction of society. How is a civilisation supposed to handle lawbreakers? Are some crimes so heinous and some people so dangerous that the death penalty is the only appropriate response? The United States Constitution prohibits 'cruel and unusual punishment', but opinions on whether that includes capital punishment are vehement on both sides. Many states have some form of death penalty, and public opinion seems to indicate support of it in principle. However, many firestorms have erupted recently over the application of the penalty, including the topics of its use on minors and those with mental disabilities. There are also questions raised about how much of a factor race plays in a capital sentence. Internationally, several countries have foresworn the death penalty, with certain countries in Europe and the Americas refusing to extradite criminal suspects (including suspected terrorists) to the US if capital punishment is a possible sentence. With such politically flammable and ethically challenging issues hanging over it, capital punishment is a vitally important issue to understand. To help facilitate that study, this book assembles a carefully selected and substantial listing of literature focussing on the death penalty. Anyone researching this area of criminal justice will find this book an important tool as it offers easy access to the most relevant works about capital punishment. Following the bibliography, further access is provided with author, title, and subject indexes.
These poems and stories celebrate life and a profound love of God. They present a journey into the very spirit of those who have chosen to live in and respect the mountains. To stand on the summit of Pikes Peak, one of the many fourteeners in Colorado, and gaze upon the grandeur of Gods creation: the crags, canyons, trees and the wild flowers waving in a gentle breeze, one can hardly fathom the depth of His great love for our very existence. John Clifford King was born near West Plains, Missouri on November 28, 1926. He moved from Baxter Springs, Kansas to Rosiclare, Illinois with his parents in 1942. John graduated from Rosiclare High School in 1945, and then took his service time in the Army as a Military Policeman in Yokohama, Japan for one year and was honorably discharged. He married Gerry Rose on November 8, 1946. He worked in the oil fields of Illinois for ten years and moved to Colorado Springs from Springfield, Missouri in 1969 with his wife Gerry and daughter Teresa. From 1979 to 1999 they lived in the mountains, and then returned to Colorado Springs. Their son David and wife Peggy live near Evergreen, Colorado, a daughter Rosemary and her husband Fred live in Washington state and Teresa and her husband Rob live in Orlando, Florida. John and Gerry have six grandchildren and five great grandchildren. Johns interest in Gods creation is brought to light by hiking, camping and fourwheeling with his family in the mountains exploring old ghost towns, railroads, mining camps and people of yesteryear. The need for poetry was at hand, and had to be told.
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