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CJ 342 - The Death Penalty Debate

Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
Maximum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

A historical study of capital punishment in the United States from the 1600s to the present. A close examination on the five methods of execution. An overview of wrongful deaths and high profile capital cases. Revisit issues on: Execution of youth for heinous crimes; submission of DNA evidence in capital cases; and the U.S. Constitution’s VIII Amendment as it relates to what constitutes “Cruel and Unusual Punishment.” A critical analysis of arguments in favor of and in opposition to capital punishment.

Offered Fall

Prerequisite(s): None.


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