Studies, Articles and Publications


Commentary & Reports

Capital Punishment: A Call to Dialogue
This brief summary of the death penalty issue was put together by Daniel W. Van Ness.  He explores both sides of the issue from a Biblical perspective, hoping that others will engage in his conversation.

The Death Penalty Deters Crime and Saves Lives
The Heritage Foundation - 2007

ABA State Death Penalty Assessments:  Facts (Un)Discovered, Progress (to Be) Made, and Lessons Learned
By Deborah Fleischaker, Human Rights - 2007

Cost of the Death Penalty and Related Issues
Testimony of Richard C. Dieter before the Judiciary Committee, Colorado House of Representatives - 2007

Monitoring Death Sentencing Decisions:  The Challenges and Barriers to Equity
By Glen L. Pierce and Michael L. Radelet, Human Rights - 2007

An Impassioned Debate:  An Overview of the Death Penalty in America
The Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life - 2007

Statement to the California Commission on the Fair Administration of Justice
By Kent Scheidegger - 2008

Blind Justice:  Juries Deciding Life and Death with Only Half the Truth
By Richard C. Dieter, Death Penalty Information Center Reporter - 2005


Research & Statistics

Capital Punishment Statistics
Bureau of Justice Statistics - 2008

Facts about the Death Penalty
Death Penalty Information Center - 2008

A Crisis of Confidence:  Americans' Doubts about the Death Penalty
By Richard C. Dieter - 2007