The Death Penalty in Contemporary China

• Author(s): S. Trevaskes,
• Publisher: Springer
• Pages: 301
• ISBN_10: 1137079673
  ISBN_13: 9781137079671
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Social Science / General , Political Science / World / Asian , Philosophy / Ethics & Moral Philosophy , Law / Reference , Political Science / American Government / General , Social Science / Penology , Social Science / Anthropology / Cultural & Social , Social Science / Sociology / General , Political Science / General , Law / Jurisprudence ,

Description:... China's infamous death penalty record is the product of firm Party-state control and policy-setting. Though during the 1980s and 1990s, the Party's emphasis was on "kill many," in the 2000s the direction of policy began to move toward "kill fewer." This book details the policies, institutions, and story behind the reform of the death penalty.