Topic D - Forensic Corrections > Section D.7.0. Forensic Issues> Unit.D.7.3. Capital Punishment
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Unit.D.7.3. Capital Punishment

Australia
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International
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Anonymous (1998). Nurses say no to lethal injections.

Journal of Nursing Management, 6(3), 183. Retrieved December 29, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database:
http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=5589801&db=aph

  • Reports the response of the International Council of Nurses (ICN) against death penalty. Reason behind the decision of the organization; Need for participation of nurses and health professionals in all countries; Overview of ICN.

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Groner, J. I. (2002). Lethal injection: A stain on the face of

medicine. British Medical Journal, 325(7371), 1026-1028. Retrieved December 29, 2002, from Academic Search Premier database: http://search.epnet.com/direct.asp?an=7737577&db=aph

  • Discusses the controversial issue of physician involvement in capital punishment in the U.S. Description of lethal injection process; Outline of history and development of capital punishment; Opposition of the American Medical Association (AMA) and other medical organizations to physician involvement; AMA's rules against physician involvement; Comparison of physician involvement in the U.S. to that of Hitler's euthanasia program.

 

Databases
For the full text article online, sleuth the 'University of Calgary/ Library/ Article Indexes':

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  • Select - Indexes and abstracts with links to full text articles
  • Select - Academic Search Premier or Expanded Academic ASAP
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  • Fill in search words: capital punishment

 

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The 'recommended only' readings for this unit are the following:

Unit.D.7.3. Capital Punishment

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United States
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American Nurses Association (1985). Position

Statement on Nurses' Participation in Capital Punishment. Washington, DC.: The author.

  • Note ANA's position on nurses participation in capital punishment.

 

 

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Additional references for this unit can be found in 'forensic references' of the forensic sourcebooks.

  • Sleuth 'forensic reference' database for:

    capital punishment

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic References.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/references

 

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Video's recommended for this unit are:

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The required websites to sleuth for this unit are the following:

Unit.D.7.3. Capital Punishment


Australia
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Canada
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International
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United Kingdom
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United States
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Fieser, J. & Dowden, B. (2002). (2002). Cesare

Beccaria (1738-1794). Retrieved July 13, 2002
from the Internet Encyclopedia of Philosophy Website:
http://www.utm.edu/research/iep/b/beccaria.htm

  • In 'On Crimes and Punishments' Beccaria (Italy) presents one of the first sustained critiques of the use of capital punishment.

 

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For additional websites on this unit, sleuth 'forensic websites' in the forensic sourcebooks.

  • capital punishment

Kent-Wilkinson, A. (2002). Forensic Sourcebooks: Forensic Websites.

Retrieved May 28, 2002, from the Forensic Education Website: http://www.forensiceducation.com/websites

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