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The ultimate coercive sanction

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164 pages 1986

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Concludes that nearly all cultures have the death penalty; examines the crimes for which death is considered appropriate; and discusses group survival theory, confrontation theory and political legitimacy theory to explain the prevalence of capital punishment.

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