Spring 2004
The Future of Capital Punishment: Current Policies and New Debates
Learning Links and Readings
Juvenile Death Penalty
“Capital
Punishment on the 25th Anniversary of Furman v. Georgia: A Report by the
Southern Center for Human Rights” by Stephen B. Bright. Southern Center for
Human Rights, June 26, 1997.
Includes a section about children and the death penalty.
“Georgia
Execution is Stayed in Case of Youthful Offender” by Raymond Bonner. The New
York Times on the Web, August 23, 2000.
“The
Juvenile Death Penalty” by Gary W. Potter. The Advocate (A publication of
the Commonwealth of Kentucky Department of Public Advocacy), Volume 21, Number 6 (November
1999). Link to archived page on the Internet Wayback Machine
An argument against the juvenile death penalty.
“The
Juvenile Death Penalty Today: Death Sentences and Executions for Juvenile Crimes, January
1, 1973 - June 30, 2000” by Victor L. Streib. The Claude W. Pettit School of
Law, Ohio Northern University, 2000.
An in-depth annual report that provides data with no point of view.
Also
available as a .pdf
“Juveniles
and the Death Penalty.” Coordinating Council on Juvenile Justice and
Delinquency Prevention, November 2000.
An in-depth view, including information about state-by-state differences in sentencing
options.
Also available
as a .pdf
“Mentally Ill and
Juvenile Offender Alexander Williams Facing Execution in Georgia.” ABA
Juvenile Justice Center.
Presents an in-depth case study of a young person who waits on death row.
“Moratorium on the Death Penalty for Juveniles” by Victor L.
Streib
Law and Contemporary Problems (A publication of the Duke University School of Law),
Volume 61, Number 4 (Autumn 1998).
Offers an overview of current law, data, and rationale for a moratorium.
“On
the Wrong Side of History: Children and the Death Penalty in the USA.” Rights
for All: Amnesty International’s Campaign on the United States of America.
Includes several brief life stories about real juvenile offenders.
“Predictors
of Youth Violence” by J. David Hawkins, Todd I. Herrenkohl, David P. Farrington,
Devon Brewer, Richard F. Catalano, Traci W. Harachi, and Lynn Cothern. U.S. Department
of Justice, Office of Justice Programs, Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency
Programs, April 2000.
“Ranks of Youth
on Death Row Growing.” American Civil Liberties Union Freedom Network.
“Representing a Child in
Adult Criminal Court” by Malcolm C. Young. Criminal Justice Magazine (A
publication of the ABA Criminal Justice Section), Vol. 15, Issue, 1 (Spring 2000).
The perspective of a criminal defense lawyer about the challenges of defending children in
adult courts.
“United
States of America. Shame in the 21st Century. Three Child Offenders Scheduled
for Execution in January 2000.” Amnesty International, December 1999.
“Young and Condemned: Whether to Kill Those who Killed as
Youths” by Sara Rimer and Raymond Bonner. The New York Times on the Web,
August 22, 2000.
