I. The Death Penalty: History and Issues

Tue Jan 11     1. Introduction

Thu Jan 13     2. Video 1: "The Death Penalty in the Past"
Death Watch: 13, 14
Handout Articles: 1

Tue Jan 18     3. Three Centuries of Debate
Opposing Viewpoints: pp. 16-59

Thu Jan 20     4. Video 2: "The Guillotine"

Tue Jan 25     5. The Death Penalty and Justice
Opposing Viewpoints: pp. 61-108

Thu Jan 27     6. Video 3: "The Death Penalty"

Tue Feb 1       7. Effectiveness and Fairness
Opposing Viewpoints: pp. 110-192
Death Watch: 16

Thu Feb  3      8. Video 4: "The Execution Machine" and "An Execution in Texas"

Thu Feb 10     9. Women and Juveniles
Death Watch: 5, 6, 15

Tue Feb 15     10. Video 5: "Death Row Kids" and "Death Row Women"

Thu Feb 17     11. Part 1 EXAM

II. The Death Penalty: Legal Process and Execution

Tue Feb 22     12. Video 6: "Final Countdown: The Execution of Willie Otey"

Thu Feb 24     13. The Death Penalty in the Legal System
Death Watch: 1, 2, 3

Tue Mar  1     14. Prosecuting Capital Cases

Thu Mar  3     15. Defending Capital Cases

Tue Mar  8     16. Appealing Capital Cases
Handout Articles: 2

Thu Mar 10     17. Legal and Medical Issues
Death Watch: 4, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11

Tue Mar 15     18. Video 7: "Final Judgment" and "The Farm"

Thu Mar 17     19. Video 8: "The Last Mile"

Tue Mar 22     20. Living on Death Row
Death Watch: 17, 18, 19, 20
Handout Articles: 3, 4

Thu Mar 24     21. The Execution and the Executioners
Handout Articles: 5, 6

Tue Apr 5     22. Odd Thoughts and Moral Concerns
Death Watch: 23, 24, 25
Handout Articles: 7

Thu Apr   7     23. The Future of Capital Punishment
Death Watch: 12, 21, 22
Handout Articles: 8, 9, 10

Tue Apr   12     24. Video 9: "Life after Death Row"

Thu Apr   14     25. Part 2 EXAM

Tue Apr 19     26. Last Words

Thu Apr 21     27. Book Critiques and Book Tests

Tue April 26    28. FINAL EXAM Part 1

Thu Apr 28      29. Review

Mon  May  2      30. FINAL EXAM Part 2 8:00-10:00 a.m.
 

Due Dates for Assignments:
March 10: Innocent Men Paper
March 22: Louisiana Death Case Report
March 24: Death Penalty Film  Series Paper
April 5: Term Paper
April 12: Death Row Correspondent Paper
April 21: Book Critiques and Book Tests
April 26: In-Class Video Journal