| DP CLASS SCHEDULE (second half of course) Week Topics and Assignments ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Mar 30 Introduction to second part of course. Deterrence vs. Brutalization - effects of executions on homicides. SHR PowerPoint >> Read: Deterrence PowerPoint Effects of an Execution on Homicides in California ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 6 SPRING BREAK! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 13 The basic problem of inadequate legal representation. >> Read: Inadequate Representation: How it Works PowerPoint Death in Texas by Stephen Bright Show Trials and Sham Trials ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 20 "Mistakes" - conviction/execution of innocent people. (Videos will be shown in class) >> Read: Mistakes PowerPoint Video: Youtube interview with Kirk Bloodsworth, first DP prisoner cleared by DNA evidence Youtube video made by Ray Krone, 100th DP prisoner cleared by DNA evidence Browse: Innocence Project Website (especially the section "Understand the Causes") ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Apr 27 Class, Race, and Ethnic Discrimination The overwhelming evidence of discrimination. How institutional discrimination works and why it persists. >> Read: Discrimination PowerPoints: 1 2 3 Discrimination in Death Sentencing: Basic Patterns Video: Youtube video - Bryan Stephenson discussing DP discrimination ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 4 Problems with the new DP: women, juveniles, MI/MR, non-US citizens. Browse (DPIC) Women and the DP Juveniles and the DP Mental Retardation and the DP PowerPoint PowerPoint PowerPoint ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- May 11 The high costs of capital punishment - and who pays for it. The Future of the DP: Domestic and International Persepectives. Can the DP ever be fair and effective? Study Guide for Exam 2 >> Read: Costs of the DP PowerPoint Maryland Cost Study (compare to our Arizona study above) CNN.com article Fair Death Penalty PowerPoint Future of the DP PowerPoint Term papers due this week - Sunday night at midnight! Course Evals - Completing the course evals will add 5 points to your final exam score! ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- MAY 18 Exam 2 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Quiz 2 will be tonight |