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How may other than as supposed or expected normal, moral people – as citizens, voters, and jurors – participate in a procedure that is designed to take the life of another? In DEATH BY DESIGN, exploration psychologist Craig Haney argues that capital punishment, and particularly the sequence of events that lead to death sentencing itself, is maintained through a complex and elaborate social psychological system that distances and disengages us from the true nature of the task. Relying to a considerable degree on his own exploration and that of other social scientists, Haney proposes that these social psychological forces enable people to engage in conduct from which a great deal of of them other than as supposed or expected would refrain. However, by extenuating death sentencing in these ways, this inter-related set of social psychological forces likewise undermines the reliability and authenticity of the process, and compromises the fairness of it is outcomes. Because these social psychological forces are systemic in nature – built into the very system of death sentencing itself – Haney concludes by proposing a number of inter-locking reforms, derived directly from empirical exploration on capital punishment, that are necessitated to increase the fairness and reliability of the process.
The historic and ongoing public debate over the death penalty takes place not only in courtrooms, but also in classrooms, offices, and living rooms. This timely book offers stimulating perceptivities into capital punishment for masters and students working in psychology, law, criminology, sociology, and cultural area studies. As capital punishment receives continued attention in the media, it is likewise a necessary and provocative guide that empowers all readers to come to their own conclusions when it comes to the death penalty.

Review
“In this critical and engaging book, Craig Haney draws on an impressive body of empirical research, scientific analysis, and his own spacious experience to provide a primary examination of the scheme of condemning humans to death. His introductory perspective and great writing make clear the flaws in the death penalty processes and the tragic and unfair results they produce. A groundbreaking study, Death by Design is sophisticated and compelling. It ought to be read not only by masters and students, but also by anybody fascinated in the death penalty and humane rights.”– Stephen B. Bright, Director, Southern Center for Human Rights Atlanta, Georgia

“This eloquent yet fact-packed book does a superb occupation of making explicit the injustices and inhumane aftermaths of the use of the death penalty in America.”–Jerome Bruner, University Professor, School of Law, New York University

“This necessary book documents how much America’s passion for the death penalty is fueled by misunderstanding and misinformation in regards to crime, criminals, and the administration of justice in capital cases. It discloses a complex web of mythology and mistake, rooted in roots from media hype to judicial hypocrisy, that distorts public debate in regards to capital punishment, jury deliberations in capital sentencing trials, and judges’ attempts to rationalize a runaway system. Must reading!” — Anthony G. Amsterdam, University Professor, School of Law, New York University

“What Anthony Lewis’s Gideon’s Trumpet meant for the right to counsel for the poor in this country, Dr. Haney’s Death by Design means to understanding capital punishment in the United States. An astonishing synthesis of law, sociology, psychology, and the political history of capital punishment, Death by Design makes it possible for any person to perceive the death penalty in America in a deeply nuanced way.”– Professor Andrea D. Lyon, Director, The Center for Justice in Capital Cases, DePaul College of Law

“It is a compelling, exhaustive argument…The book covers closely each aspect of the capital punishment process.”–PsycCRITIQUES

About the Author
Craig Haney is a Professor of Psychology at the University of California, Santa Cruz. He has been conducting exploration on capital punishment for over 25 years.

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