DeathQuest

DeathQuest

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States
Buch | Softcover
475 Seiten
2007 | 3rd New edition
Anderson Publishing (Verlag)
978-1-59345-315-2 (ISBN)
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Focusing on the death penalty, this textbook provides an introduction, starting with its history and taking the reader through the facts, issues, opinions and controversies surrounding capital punishment. It features an appendix that contains ABA guidelines for appointment and performance of defense counsel in death penalty cases.
The first true textbook on the death penalty, this text provides an exhaustive introduction, starting with its history and taking the reader through the facts, issues, opinions and controversies surrounding capital punishment. The author’s motivation has been to understand what motivates the "deathquest" of the American people, leading a large percentage of the public to support the death penalty. The book will educate readers so that whatever their death penalty opinions are, they are informed ones.

Robert M. Bohm is a professor at the University of Central Florida Department of Criminal Justice and Legal Studies. A prolific author and speaker, Professor Bohm's work has appeared in numerous publications, including Critical Criminology, Justice Quarterly, and Journal of Criminal Justice. He is a frequent presenter and speaker for meetings and seminars of a variety of professional associations, including American Society of Criminology, Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and Southern Criminal Justice Association.

1. History of the Death Penalty in the United States: The Pre– Furman Period (1608–1972) 2. Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court 3. The Death Penalty at the Federal Level, in the Military, and Globally 4. Methods of Execution 5. General Deterrence and the Death Penalty 6. Incapacitation and Economic Costs of Capital Punishment 7. Miscarriages of Justice and the Death Penalty 8. Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Administration of the Death Penalty 9. Retribution, Religion, and Capital Punishment 10. American Death Penalty Opinion

Erscheint lt. Verlag 1.3.2007
Verlagsort Cincinnati
Sprache englisch
Themenwelt Recht / Steuern EU / Internationales Recht
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Kriminologie
Recht / Steuern Strafrecht Strafverfahrensrecht
Sozialwissenschaften Politik / Verwaltung
ISBN-10 1-59345-315-9 / 1593453159
ISBN-13 978-1-59345-315-2 / 9781593453152
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