Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment

Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment
Author :
Publisher : Routledge
Total Pages : 896
Release :
ISBN-10 : 9781317229834
ISBN-13 : 1317229835
Rating : 4/5 (34 Downloads)

Book Synopsis Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment by : Robert M. Bohm

Download or read book Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment written by Robert M. Bohm and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2017-12-15 with total page 896 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Capital punishment is one of the more controversial subjects in the social sciences, especially in criminal justice and criminology. Over the last decade or so, the United States has experienced a significant decline in the number of death sentences and executions. Since 2007, eight states have abolished capital punishment, bringing the total number of states without the death penalty to 19, plus the District of Columbia, and more are likely to follow suit in the near future (Nebraska reinstated its death penalty in 2016). Worldwide, 70 percent of countries have abolished capital punishment in law or in practice. The current trend suggests the eventual demise of capital punishment in all but a few recalcitrant states and countries. Within this context, a fresh look at capital punishment in the United States and worldwide is warranted. The Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment comprehensively examines the topic of capital punishment from a wide variety of perspectives. A thoughtful introductory chapter from experts Bohm and Lee presents a contextual framework for the subject matter, and chapters present state-of-the-art analyses of a range of aspects of capital punishment, grouped into five sections: (1) Capital Punishment: History, Opinion, and Culture; (2) Capital Punishment: Rationales and Religious Views; (3) Capital Punishment and Constitutional Issues; (4) The Death Penalty’s Administration; and (5) The Death Penalty’s Consequences. This is a key collection for students taking courses in prisons, penology, criminal justice, criminology, and related subjects, and is also an essential reference for academics and practitioners working in prison service or in related agencies.


Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment Related Books

Routledge Handbook on Capital Punishment
Language: en
Pages: 896
Authors: Robert M. Bohm
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-12-15 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

Capital punishment is one of the more controversial subjects in the social sciences, especially in criminal justice and criminology. Over the last decade or so,
Routledge Handbook of Corrections in the United States
Language: en
Pages: 1157
Authors: O. Hayden Griffin III
Categories: Social Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2017-09-01 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

The Routledge Handbook of Corrections in the United States brings together original contributions from leading scholars in criminology and criminal justice that
DeathQuest
Language: en
Pages: 569
Authors: Robert M. Bohm
Categories: Political Science
Type: BOOK - Published: 2016-11-10 - Publisher: Taylor & Francis

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

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 punish
The Routledge Handbook of the Philosophy and Science of Punishment
Language: en
Pages: 414
Authors: Farah Focquaert
Categories: Punishment
Type: BOOK - Published: 2022-04 - Publisher: Routledge

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This volume examines key questions on punishment, including it's purpose, forms, effectiveness, equity, justifiability, and contexts. Offers expert interdiscipl
Capital Punishment
Language: en
Pages: 382
Authors: Michael Kronenwetter
Categories: Law
Type: BOOK - Published: 2001-12-07 - Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA

DOWNLOAD EBOOK

This revised edition of a perennial bestseller, with more than 50 percent new material, is a much-needed overview of a hotly debated topic. Capital Punishment f