Capital Punishment: Theory and Practice of the Ultimate Penalty

by Virginia Leigh Hatch and Anthony Walsh

Capital Punishment: Theory and Practice of the Ultimate Penalty is a fair, balanced, and accessible introduction to the greatest moral issue facing the American criminal justice system today. Opening with a unique chapter that outlines the philosophical and theoretical explanations for punishment and its relevance to the death-penalty debate, the authors then explore the wide array of topics in the field.

The text covers the history of the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0190212683
• ISBN13: 9780190212681
• Release Date: November 2015
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 370 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.0" x 7.4" x 9.2"