DeathQuest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States - Softcover

Bohm, Robert M.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1583605533 ISBN 13: 9781583605530

Publisher: Routledge, 2003

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author

Robert M. Bohm is a professor at the University of Central Florida Department of Criminal Justice. A prolific author and speaker, Professor Bohm's work has appeared in numerous publications. He is a frequent presenter and speaker at meetings and seminars of a variety of professional associations, including the American Society of Criminology, the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and the Southern Criminal Justice Association. Professor Bohm is a past-president (1992-93) and Fellow (1999) of the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, from which he has also received the Founder's Award (2001) and the Bruce Smith, Sr. Award (2008).

Edition details

• Publisher: Routledge
• Publication date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1583605533
• ISBN 13: 9781583605530
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 350