From the Book - 2018 edition.
Chapter 1. A continuing conflict : a history of capital punishment in the United States
Chapter 2. Capital crimes, trials, and sentencing
Chapter 3. The appeals process and other postsentencing practices
Chapter 4. Execution methods
Chapter 5. Cost considerations
Chapter 6. Statistics : death sentences, and executions
Chapter 7. Issues of fairness
Chapter 8. Exonerations and moratoriums
Chapter 9. Public attitudes toward capital punishment
Chapter 10. Capital punishment around the world
Chapter 11. The debate : capital punishment should be abolished
Chapter 12. The debate : capital punishment should be maintained.