Click the Google Preview button to take a look inside this book. Furman v. GeorgiaThe Death Penalty Case, Revised EditionSeries: Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Gold EditionBy D.J. Herda DetailsDetails ReviewsReviews Should the death penalty be considered cruel and unusual punishment? This was the question brought before the United States Supreme Court in 1972. In FURMAN V. GEORGIA: THE DEATH PENALTY CASE, author D. J. Herda examines the ideas and arguments behind this landmark case. Presented in a lively, thought-provoking overview, Herda brings to life the people and events of this controversial decision and sheds light on the current controversy still raging across the country today.Publication Date: 07/01/2010Copyright: 2011Pages: 128Trim Size: 6 1/2 x 9 1/4Illustrations: Illus. with color photographsGrade Level: 6–upAge Level: 11–upLC Number: 2009010107Dewey: 345.73FormatsFormatISBNList PriceDiscount PriceLibrary Bound Book978-0-7660-3428-0$35.27$26.45eBook978-0-7660-5350-2$35.27$26.45 "This book takes a complicated issue and presents it in layman terms so that anyone can understand. Good resource."Southern Maine Library District, March 14, 2012". . . valuable information for young students trying to understand the controversies related to capital punishment."Southwest Ohio and Neighboring Libraries, December 3, 2010"The book excels at displaying the variability in how laws are applied as they are tailored to suit social attitudes and ends. It also provides a compelling and clear explication of the justice system as it acts to check and balance social bias. The level of the narrative is appropriate to the young audience and the glossary is age-appropriate and helpful."Children's Literature Loading… Other books in Landmark Supreme Court Cases, Gold Edition 1 Loading… Other books from the authors 1 Loading… eBook: 978-0-7660-5350-2 List Price: $35.27 Discount Price: $26.45 + Add to wish list Library Bound Book: 978-0-7660-3428-0 List Price: $35.27 Discount Price: $26.45 + Add to wish list Please log in Log in or register to create a wish list. Login or Register Loading… -----OR----- Click to buy at Amazon.com or Barnes and Noble