A life for a life? : death penalty on trial / Vernon W. Redekop.

By:

Redekop, Vern Neufeld, 1949-

Material type: Text

TextSeries: Peace and justice series ; 9.Publication details: Scottdale, Pa. : Herald Press, �1990.Description: 1 online resource (104 pages)Content type:

text

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computer

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online resource

ISBN:

0585239916
9780585239910

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Additional physical formats: Print version:: Life for a life?.DDC classification:

364.6/6 20

LOC classification:

HV8694 .R42 1990eb

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Contents:

The death penalty. Everybody has something to say ; Killing, you shall kill ; Death-deserving behaviors ; Cold-blooded murder ; Vengeance is mine ; Child of -- ; The teachings of Jesus ; What is justice? -- Steps for responding to violent crime. Get out of the rut ; Be present with victims ; Denounce the action ; See prisoners as humans ; Search out the truth ; Show consequences and give choices ; Make choices ; Take a long-term interest ; So what?

Summary: Violent crime touches all of us in some way. We know persons who have been abused, beaten, or killed. We fear theft, rape, murder. We pay taxes to support the police, the judges, and the correctional centers. In this book the author suggests that something is dreadfully wrong with our criminal justice system. It focuses more on punishing the offender than on making things right. It is more concerned with establishing blame than reconciling the victim and offender. "A life for a life' seems to be the motto. If this phrase sounds familiar, it is. But the author claims the Scriptures do not support the principle of revenge. Rather, the Mosaic law provided refuge for the offender and made quick, biased punishment almost impossible.

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Violent crime touches all of us in some way. We know persons who have been abused, beaten, or killed. We fear theft, rape, murder. We pay taxes to support the police, the judges, and the correctional centers. In this book the author suggests that something is dreadfully wrong with our criminal justice system. It focuses more on punishing the offender than on making things right. It is more concerned with establishing blame than reconciling the victim and offender. "A life for a life' seems to be the motto. If this phrase sounds familiar, it is. But the author claims the Scriptures do not support the principle of revenge. Rather, the Mosaic law provided refuge for the offender and made quick, biased punishment almost impossible.

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