Background
Berns, Walter Fred was born on May 3, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Fred and Agnes (Westergard) Berns.
(This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard l...)
This distinguished constitutional theorist takes a hard look at current criminal law and the Supreme Court's most recent decisions regarding the legality of capital punishment. Examining the penal system, capital punishment, and punishment in general, he reviews the continuing debate about the purpose of punishment for deterrence, rehabilitation, or retribution. He points out that the steady moderation of criminal law has not effected a corresponding moderation in criminal ways or improved the conditions under which men must live. He decries the "pious sentiment" of those who maintain that criminals need to be rehabilitated. He concludes that the real issue is not whether the death penalty deters crime, but that in an imperfect universe, justice demands the death penalty. Originally published by Basic Books in 1979.
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(The seven formidable essays that make up this new analysi...)
The seven formidable essays that make up this new analysis explore the Constitution and its central place in the development of the first nation to be built on the foundation of the rights of man. Of particular interest is Berns's view of minorities under the Constitution. Overall, the book will be well received by serious students of the American political experience, but others might find it difficult going.
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Berns, Walter Fred was born on May 3, 1919 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Son of Walter Fred and Agnes (Westergard) Berns.
Bachelor of Science, University Iowa, 1941; postgraduate, Reed College, 1948-1949; postgraduate, London School Economics and Political Science, 1949-1950; Doctor of Philosophy, University Chicago, 1953.
Assistant professor government, Louisiana State University, 1953-1956; assistant professor political science, Yale U; assistant professor political science, 1956-1959; member of faculty, Cornell Univercity, 1959-1969; professor government, department chairman, Cornell Univercity, 1963-1968; professor political science, U. Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1970-1979; resident scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1979-1986, 94-; adjunct scholar, American Enterprise Institute, 1986-1994; John M. Olin University professor, Georgetown University, Washington, 1986-1994. Member Salzburg (Austria) Seminar on American Studies, 1959.
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Alternate United States representative United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Served with United States Naval Reserve, 1941-1945. Member American Political Science Association, National Council on Humanities.
Married Irene Sibley Lyons, June 16, 1951. Children: Elizabeth, Emily, Christopher.