Spring 2004
The Future of Capital Punishment: Current Policies and New Debates
Learning Links and Readings
Click on a link for resources. Please note that some links go to .pdf files; you'll need Adobe's Acrobat reader in order to view these files. If you don't already have this program on your computer, you can download a free copy here. Also see Death Penalty Teaching Resources: Lessons.
Note: The Death Penalty Information Center also has reports and resources on a variety of subtopics.
ABA Resources
Advocacy GroupsPro and Con
Arbitrariness
Cruel and Unusual Punishment/Eighth Amendment
Deterrence
DNA
Economics
False Confessions
Innocence/Moratorium
International Issues, Facts, and Perspectives
Juvenile Death Penalty
Legislation
Mental Illness/Retardation
Pro and Con Death Penalty Arguments
Public Opinion
Race
Retributive Justice
Right to Counsel
Role of Juries
Statistics
Supreme Court Decisions



