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Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty or simply Ultimate Punishment is a series of autobiographical reflections regarding the death penalty. It is written by Scott Turow and marks his return to non-fiction for Read More..

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Description	Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty or simply Ultimate Punishment is a series of autobiographical reflections regarding the death penalty. It is written by Scott Turow and marks his return to non-fiction for the first time since One L in 1977.Turow bases his opinions on his experiences as a prosecutor and, in his post-prosecutorial years, working on behalf of death-row inmates, as well as his two years on Illinois's Commission on Capital Punishment, charged by the former Gov. George Ryan.Turow presents both sides of the death penalty debate and seems himself to flip sides depending on the argument.Turow's reflections include:Thoughts on victims' rights vs. community rights Whether execution is a deterrentThe possible execution of an innocent personIf not the death penalty, what to do with the worst offendersHe also visits a maximum security prison and meets multiple-murderer Henry Brisbon, who, Turow says, "most closely resembles... Hannibal Lecter".
Description	Ultimate Punishment: A Lawyer's Reflections on Dealing with the Death Penalty or simply Ultimate Punishment is a series of autobiographical reflections regarding the death penalty. It is written by Scott Turow and marks his return to non-fiction for the first time since One L in 1977.Turow bases his opinions on his experiences as a prosecutor and, in his post-prosecutorial years, working on behalf of death-row inmates, as well as his two years on Illinois's Commission on Capital Punishment, charged by the former Gov. George Ryan.Turow presents both sides of the death penalty debate and seems himself to flip sides depending on the argument.Turow's reflections include:Thoughts on victims' rights vs. community rights Whether execution is a deterrentThe possible execution of an innocent personIf not the death penalty, what to do with the worst offendersHe also visits a maximum security prison and meets multiple-murderer Henry Brisbon, who, Turow says, "most closely resembles... Hannibal Lecter".

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Name	Ultimate Punishment
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Authors	Scott Turow
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Genre	Autobiography
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Language	English
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Country	United States
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Pages	164 (paperback)
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Media_type	Print (Hardback & Paperback)
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Isbn	0-374-12873-1
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Oclc	52030296
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Publisher	Farrar Straus & Giroux
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Pub_date	2003
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Release_date	2003
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