This fourth edition of the first true textbook on the death penalty engages the reader with a full account of the arguments and issues surrounding capital punishment. The book begins with the history of the death penalty from colonial to modern times, and then examines the moral and legal arguments for and against capital punishment. It also provides an overview of major Supreme Court decisions and describes the legal process behind the death penalty. In addressing these issues, the author reviews recent developments in death penalty law and procedure, including ramifications of newer case law, such as that regarding using lethal injection as a method of execution. 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.
- ISBN13 9781317522904
- Publish Date 15 August 2011 (first published 23 July 2011)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 14 September 2021
- Publish Country GB
- Publisher Taylor & Francis Ltd
- Imprint Routledge
- Edition 4th New edition
- Format eBook
- Pages 432
- Language English