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This 6 page paper provides an overview and critique of Turow's book entitled Ultimate Punishment, where he concludes that the death penalty is not administered fairly. Several cases are discussed in the context of the book. The author weighs both sides of the issue. No additional sources cited.
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Ultimate Punishment, Turow (2003) concludes that the death penalty, in the way it is administered, is totally unjust. He makes this conclusion in part because he was one of several
attorneys to sit on a board evaluating the penalty. He also considers his own experiences as an attorney and shows painstakingly how he wrestles with the question as do many
of his colleagues. The conclusion is clear. In his volume on this very difficult subject, Turow relays information about several cases. The material hits home. Most everyone has heard of
a case--or realizes the possibility exists--that a man who is innocent will be put to death. If new evidence surfaces to exonerate the sentenced man, it will be too
late to do anything about it. The panel on which he sat proved important. It would be the basis for the governor, upon stepping down, to commute all of the
death sentences in Illinois. It seems, as Turow and his colleagues concluded, the death penalty is not fairly administered in the United States. One of course has to ask where
is it administered fairly? Most western states today do not even use it. Turow (2003) suggests that murderers are not cognizant of "real-world effects" anyway . In other words,
the penalty will not act as a deterrent if in fact murderers are oblivious to the consequences of their acts. They do not think as most people do. If they
did, they would not kill other people. In fact, Turow seems to make this position throughout the work. He explores deterrence in depth and makes a rather convincing argument that
in respect to a deterrent, capital punishment does not work. Most proponents support the penalty only because it might help to deter future crimes and render a safer world. Hence,
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