Skip to main content
Taylor & Francis Group Logo
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

  • Login
  • Hi, User  
    • Your Account
    • Logout
Advanced Search

Click here to search books using title name,author name and keywords.

Breadcrumbs Section. Click here to navigate to respective pages.

Book

DeathQuest

Book

DeathQuest

DOI link for DeathQuest

DeathQuest book

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

DeathQuest

DOI link for DeathQuest

DeathQuest book

An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States
ByRobert Bohm, Robert M. Bohm
Edition 5th Edition
First Published 2016
eBook Published 3 November 2016
Pub. Location New York
Imprint Routledge
DOI https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673998
Pages 593
eBook ISBN 9781315673998
Subjects Social Sciences
Share
Share

Get Citation

Bohm, R., & Bohm, R.M. (2016). DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States (5th ed.). Routledge. https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315673998

ABSTRACT

This fifth 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 educates readers so that whatever their death penalty positions are, they are informed opinions.

TABLE OF CONTENTS

chapter 1|28 pages

History of the Death Penalty in the United States: The Pre-Modern Period

chapter 2|43 pages

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Pre-Modern Period

chapter 3|39 pages

The Challenge to Capital Punishment’s Legality

chapter 4|46 pages

Capital Punishment and the Supreme Court: The Modern Period

chapter 5|32 pages

The Death Penalty at the Federal Level, in the Military, and Globally

chapter 6|48 pages

Cruel and Unusual Punishment, Death Row, and Methods of Execution

chapter 7|25 pages

General Deterrence and the Death Penalty

chapter 8|42 pages

Future Dangerousness, Incapacitation, and Economic Costs of Capital Punishment

chapter 9|64 pages

Miscarriages of Justice and the Death Penalty

chapter 10|46 pages

Arbitrariness and Discrimination in the Administration of the Death Penalty

chapter 11|30 pages

Retribution, Religion, and Capital Punishment

chapter 12|34 pages

American Death Penalty Opinion

T&F logoTaylor & Francis Group logo
  • Policies
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
    • Privacy Policy
    • Terms & Conditions
    • Cookie Policy
  • Journals
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
    • Taylor & Francis Online
    • CogentOA
  • Corporate
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
    • Taylor & Francis Group
  • Help & Contact
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
    • Students/Researchers
    • Librarians/Institutions
  • Connect with us

Connect with us

Registered in England & Wales No. 3099067
5 Howick Place | London | SW1P 1WG © 2021 Informa UK Limited