Death     Opposing       Handout
I. The Death Penalty: History and Issues           Watch     Viewpoints     Articles

Tue Aug 24     1. Introduction
Video 1: Death Devices
The Death Penalty in the Past                                     13, 14                                 1

Tue Aug 31     2. Three Centuries of Debate                             pp. 16-59
Video 2: The Guillotine

Tue Sep   7     3. The Death Penalty and Justice                        pp. 61-108
Video 3: The Death Penalty

Tue Sep 14     4. Effectiveness and Fairness                 16         pp. 110-192
Video 4: The Execution Machine and An Execution in Texas

Tue Sep 21     5. Women and Juveniles                     5, 6, 15
Video 5: Death Row Kids and Death Row Women

Tue Sep 28     6. Part 1 EXAM

II. The Death Penalty: Legal Process and Execution
The Death Penalty in the Legal System                      1, 2, 3

Tue Oct   5     7. Prosecuting Capital Cases

Tue Oct 12     8. Defending Capital Cases
Appealing Capital Cases 2 

Tue Oct 19     9. Legal and Medical Issues             4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11 
Video 6: Final Countdown: The Execution of Willie Otey

Tue Oct 26     10. Living on Death Row                     17, 18, 19, 20                         3, 4
Video 7: Final Judgment and The Farm

Tue Nov   2     11. The Execution and the Executioners     5, 6
Video 8: The Last Mile

Tue Nov   9     12. Odd Thoughts and Moral Concerns     23, 24, 25                         7
Video 9: Life after Death Row

Tue Nov 16     13. The Future of Capital Punishment         12, 21, 22                    8, 9, 10
Part 2 EXAM

Tue Nov 23     14. No Class

Tue Nov 30     15. Book Tests and Book Critiques
Last Words

Tue Dec   7     16. FINAL EXAM Part 1 5:30-6:30
FINAL EXAM Part 2 6:30-8:30