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Fall 2013
Apr 19,2024 |
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| LAWS 347 - DEATH PENALTY IN AMERICA |
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The course will look at the history of the death penalty in the United States and examine empirical data. Heavy emphasis will be given to Supreme Court decisions concerning the death penalty as well as political arguments about capital punishment. We will view the death penalty from the vantage point of citizens, judges, lawyers, juries, and the accused. State and federal death penalty issues will be discussed from a legal and political perspective.
0.000 TO 4.000 Credit hours 0.000 TO 4.000 Lecture hours Levels: Undergraduate Schedule Types: Lecture Law and Society Department Course Attributes: MJ-LAWS-Law & Society Elective |
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