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Deathquest An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States

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ISBN-10: 1593453159

ISBN-13: 9781593453152

Edition: 3rd 2007 (Revised)

Authors: Robert M. Bohm

List price: $40.95
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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. Discussion questions accompany each chapter. Appendix contains ABA guidelines for appointment and performance of defense counsel in death penalty cases.
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Book details

List price: $40.95
Edition: 3rd
Copyright year: 2007
Publisher: Routledge
Publication date: 3/1/2007
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 475
Size: 7.25" wide x 10.00" long x 0.50" tall
Weight: 1.892
Language: English

Robert M. Bohm is a professor of criminal justice and legal studies at the University of Central Florida. He has published numerous books, book chapters, and journal articles in the areas of criminal justice and criminology. In addition to A PRIMER ON CRIME AND DELINQUENCY THEORY, his books include INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE, 6th Edition; A CONCISE INTRODUCTION TO CRIMINAL JUSTICE; DEATHQUEST III: AN INTRODUCTION TO THE THEORY AND PRACTICE OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IN THE UNITED STATES, 3rd Edition; The DEATH PENALTY TODAY; AMERICA'S EXPERIMENT WITH CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: REFLECTIONS ON THE PAST, PRESENT, AND FUTURE OF THE ULTIMATE SANCTION, 2nd Edition; THE DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA: CURRENT…    

History of the Death Penalty in the United States: The Pre-Furman Period (1608-1972)
Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court
The Death Penalty at the Federal Level, in the Military, and Globally
Methods of Execution
General Deterrence and the Death Penalty
Incapacitation and Economic Costs of Capital Punishment
Miscarriages of Justice and the Death Penalty
Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Administration of the Death Penalty
Retribution, Religion, and Capital Punishment
American Death Penalty Opinion