DeathQuest

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.

• Capital Punishment's Collateral Damage
• Debating the Death Penalty: Should America Have Capital Punishment? The Experts on Both Sides Make Their Case
• That Bird Has My Wings: The Autobiography of an Innocent Man on Death Row
• Capital Punishment in America: A Balanced Examination
• Hidden Victims: The Effects of the Death Penalty on Families of the Accused (Critical Issues in Crime and Society)
• Drugs, Society and Criminal Justice (4th Edition)
• Organized Crime
• Comparative Criminal Justice Systems
• Criminal Justice Policy
• Courting Death: The Supreme Court and Capital Punishment