DeathQuest 3: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States

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. 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. 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.