James R. Acker
James R. Acker is a Distinguished Teaching Professor Emeritus in the School of Criminal Justice at the University at Albany.
Publications
America's Experiment with Capital Punishment: Reflections on the Past, Present, and Future of the Ultimate Penal Sanction, Third Edition
Edited by: James R. Acker, Robert M. Bohm, Charles S. Lanier
2014, 774 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-385-6
$75.00
Teacher's Manual available
Examining Wrongful Convictions: Stepping Back, Moving Forward
Edited by: Allison D. Redlich, James R. Acker, Robert J. Norris, Catherine L. Bonventre
2014, 384 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-252-1
$47.00
The Future of America's Death Penalty: An Agenda for the Next Generation of Capital Punishment Research
Edited by: Charles S. Lanier, William J. Bowers, James R. Acker
2009, 582 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-426-3
$56.00
Lawlemmas: In Search of Principled Choices in Law, Justice, and Life
2016, 328 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-61163-731-1
$45.00
When Justice Fails: Causes and Consequences of Wrongful Convictions, Second Edition
by Robert J. Norris, Catherine L. Bonventre, James R. Acker
2021, 380 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-2363-8
$65.00
Teacher's Manual available
Wounds That Do Not Bind: Victim-Based Perspectives on the Death Penalty
by James R. Acker, David Reed Karp
2006, 464 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-59460-080-7
$45.00
Wrongful Conviction: Law, Science, and Policy, Second Edition
by James R. Acker, Allison D. Redlich
2019, 830 pp, paper, ISBN 978-1-5310-0225-1
$80.00