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100	1		_aMelusky, Joseph Anthony. _91697
245	1	0	_aCruel and unusual punishment _h[electronic resource] : _brights and liberties under the law / _cJoseph A. Melusky and Keith A. Pesto.
260			_aSanta Barbara, Calif. : _bABC-CLIO, Inc., _cc2003.
300			_a1 online resource (xxiv, 376 p.)
490	1		_aAmerica's freedoms.
504			_aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 349-360) and index.
505	0		_aIntroduction -- Origins and early development -- Twentieth-century issues -- Into the twenty-first century -- Key people, laws, and events -- Documents.
520			_aThe Eighth Amendment to the US Constitution created one of America's most valued freedoms but also one of its greatest controversies. On 184 separate occasions, the Supreme Court had to decide what constitutes "cruel and unusual punishment". This work helps readers makes sense of the controversy.
650		0	_aCapital punishment _zUnited States. _91698
655		4	_aElectronic books. _9218
700	1		_aPesto, Keith A. _91699
776	0	8	_iPrint version: _aMelusky, Joseph Anthony. _tCruel and unusual punishment. _dSanta Barbara, Calif. : ABC-CLIO, Inc., c2003 _z1576076024 _w(DLC) 2002155574 _w(OCoLC)51306203.
830		0	_aEBSCO eBook collection. _91700
830		0	_aAmerica's freedoms. _91701
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