CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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1. What key words will help me to find information about this topic?

Capital punishment

Punishment

Executions

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2. Where can these books be found in the library?

Adult Stacks

Youth Services Stacks

364.66

J 364.66

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3. What reference books can I use to research this topic?

The Guide to American Law  R 348 GUI 

 Capital Punishment-Cruel and Unusual?  R 364.66 CAP 

The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints  R 364.66 DEA       

Teens and the Death Penalty  R 364.66 LAN 

CQ Researcher  R 300 CQ                 

National Survey of State Laws  R 349.73 NAT 

Statistical Abstract of the U.S. (at Reference Desk) R 317.3 UNI

Virginia Statistical Abstract  (at Reference Desk) R 317.55 VIR

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4. Where can I find magazine and newspaper articles about this topic?

Williamsburg Regional Library Databases
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/databases/dblink.html

NewsWeb (online newspapers)
http://www.wrl.org/depts/ref/links/newsweb.html

Reader's Guide to Periodical Literature
051 REA Reference Index Table  

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5. What are some good Internet sites about this topic?

Capital Punishment Statistics from the U.S. Department of Justice  
http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm

Death Penalty Information Center
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/

Legal Overview of the Death Penalty
http://www.law.cornell.edu/topics/death_penalty.html

Virginia Death Penalty Information
http://www.vadp.org/info.htm

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6. Where can I go to find more information about this topic?

Student Contact Book: How to Find Low-Cost, Expert  
Information  on Today's Issues  R 061.3 STU  

Encyclopedia of Associations (at Reference Desk) 
R 061.3 ENC 

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