Overview
This is the revised and updated third edition of Roger Hood's classic study on the death penalty. In it, he surveys and analyzes the status of the death penalty as a punishment worldwide, taking into account the changes that have taken place since the last edition was published. This new edition is especially valuable at a time when more and more countries are joining the movement to abolish the death penalty worldwide.
Full Product Details
Author: Roger Hood, QC (Hon) DCL FBA, Roger
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Edition: 3rd Revised edition
Dimensions:
Width: 15.40cm
, Height: 1.80cm
, Length: 23.20cm
Weight: 0.466kg
ISBN: 9780199251285
ISBN 10: 0199251282
Pages: 328
Publication Date: 01 December 2002
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Replaced By: 9780199228478
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
... it is a remarkable achievement to write such a wide-ranging and definitive book covering all aspects of the subject whilst maintaining strict academic neutrality. JUSTICE of the PEACE This superb book is packed with data from all over the world backed with 25 pages of bibliography and it is its meticulous academic impartiality that makes an overwhelming case against capital punishment. JUSTICE of the PEACE Prof Hood's work is a mine of information on the contemporary state of capital punishment. It is a compelling read for those who are revolted at the continuance of this punishment in today's civilised world. Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers ... the most authoritative account of the status of death penalty - its abolition and retention - in the contemporary world. Journal of the Commonwealth Lawyers '[Hood] has chronicled developments with the balance and objectivity that are to be expected of one of the world's pre-eminent criminology scholars ... Those who have used the first or second editions will not need an enthusiastic reviewer to tell them that the third edition is thorough, thought-provoking and indispensable.' William Schabas, Irish Jurist, vol 38, 2003 ... magisterial ... Thoroughly updated and expanded since the second edition in 1996 ... Hood's work ... is in effect a one-stop shop for those who care passionately about ending capital punishment, but at the same time want accurate and comprehensive information to back up their case. The Howard Journal of Criminal Justice
Author Information
Roger Hood, CBE, FBA, is a Fellow of All Souls College, Professor of Criminology, and Director of the Centre for Criminological Research at Oxford University.
