Joseph A. Melusky is professor of political science at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, where he also serves as director of the Center for the Study of Government and Law and coordinator of the Political Science and Public Administration/Government Service Programs.Keith Alan Pesto is magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

"Capital Punishment provides an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to begin research on the death penalty. . . . The book is well written and the information concise. . . . Highly recommended."

• Preface1 History2 Facts, Figures, and Methods of Execution3 The United States Constitution and Capital Punishment4 Arguments For and Against the Death PenaltyAppendix 1: An Annotated List of Cases: Evolving Standards of Decency and the U.S. Supreme Court's Treatment of Capital PunishmentAppendix 2: Capital Punishment TimelineAppendix 3: Bibliography and Selected ResourcesIndex

Joseph A. Melusky is professor of political science at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, where he also serves as director of the Center for the Study of Government and Law and coordinator of the Political Science and Public Administration/Government Service Programs.Keith Alan Pesto is magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

"Capital Punishment provides an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to begin research on the death penalty. . . . The book is well written and the information concise. . . . Highly recommended."

• Preface1 History2 Facts, Figures, and Methods of Execution3 The United States Constitution and Capital Punishment4 Arguments For and Against the Death PenaltyAppendix 1: An Annotated List of Cases: Evolving Standards of Decency and the U.S. Supreme Court's Treatment of Capital PunishmentAppendix 2: Capital Punishment TimelineAppendix 3: Bibliography and Selected ResourcesIndex

Joseph A. Melusky is professor of political science at St. Francis University in Loretto, PA, where he also serves as director of the Center for the Study of Government and Law and coordinator of the Political Science and Public Administration/Government Service Programs.Keith Alan Pesto is magistrate judge of the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Pennsylvania.

"Capital Punishment provides an excellent starting point for anyone who wants to begin research on the death penalty. . . . The book is well written and the information concise. . . . Highly recommended."

• Preface1 History2 Facts, Figures, and Methods of Execution3 The United States Constitution and Capital Punishment4 Arguments For and Against the Death PenaltyAppendix 1: An Annotated List of Cases: Evolving Standards of Decency and the U.S. Supreme Court's Treatment of Capital PunishmentAppendix 2: Capital Punishment TimelineAppendix 3: Bibliography and Selected ResourcesIndex