Hanged by the Neck

First published in 1961 this brief Penguin Special by Arthur Koestler and C. H. Rolph (both notable advocates for the abolition of capital punishment) is, "a short, violent attack on the degradation of capital punishment. The authors show that capital punishment is not a deterrent and serves no useful purpose whatsoever. They examine the attitude of the retentionists and of the judges. They analyse the actions for which those convicted have...