Capital Punishment

Race, Poverty and Disadvantage

Capital Punishment

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  • About this course
  • Course sessions
    • Class 1 – Introduction and Death Penalty History
    • Class 2 – The Supreme Court Declares the Death Penalty Unconstitutional
    • Class 3 – Proportionality, Aggravating Factors, and Future Dangerousness
    • Class 4 – Mitigation and Victim Impact Evidence
    • Class 5 – Appellate and Post-Conviction Review
    • Class 6 – The Prosecution
    • Class 7 – Counsel for the Defense
    • Class 8 – Judges
    • Class 9 – The Jury
    • Class 10 – Racial Disparities
    • Class 11 – William Neal Moore
    • Class 12 – Mental Health
    • Class 13 – Innocence, Clemency, Executions and Perspectives
  • Instructors’ bio

Course sessions

The course is divided into 13 sessions, listed below. Each session features a series of videos and accompanying readings, plus supplementary links.

  1. Introduction & Death Penalty History
  2. The Supreme Court Declares the Death Penalty Unconstitutional (Then Upholds it 4 Years Later) 
  3. Proportionality, Aggravating Circumstances, and Future Dangerousness
  4. Mitigation and Victim Impact Evidence
  5. Appellate and Post-Conviction Review
  6. The Prosecution
  7. Counsel for the Defense
  8. Judges
  9. The Jury
  10. Racial Discrimination
  11. William Neal Moore
  12. Mental Health Issues
  13. Innocence, Clemency, Execution, & Perspectives
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