7 areas, about evenly covered
100 �True or False� Items
1. Effects of executions on homicides
Early Research - how done, what it found
Deterrence and Brutalization theories, main points
Disaggregation approaches and recent research
Patterns found in recent research
DPIC � regional and international comparisons
2. Inadequate representation at trial
The wedding cake model and the significance of culpability
What kind of defense attorneys do most defendants get and why
What are sham trials and why do they happen
Why doesn�t the appeals process work
How does Strickland v. Washington relate to this
What is the waiver rule
Why would this problem be hard to fix
Stephen Bright article on Texas � general points
3. Mistakes and the DP
Three types of mistakes
Wrong person mistakes and relationship to types of evidence
Key part played by prosecutors in mistakes
Why most mistakes are not discovered, and who discovers the ones that are
Kirk Bloodsworth video and Illinois video � general points
4. Discrimination and the DP
Historical background of discrim � legal DP and lynching � lot of questions here!
Patterns of discrim (basic patterns article and tables presented in class)
Who is responsible for discrim (prosecutors, juries, etc.?)
Is there any valid research evidence contradicting the research about discrim
What is institutional discrim and how does it work
What is the response by officials, the public, the ABA, etc.
5. Women, Juvs, MI/MR
How many women are sentenced to death and for what kinds of crimes
How are DP cases involving women different from those involving men
How many juvs, where (South), and link to racism
International status of executing children
What is diminished capacity and how does it relate to false confessions and mistakes
What has the Supreme Court ruled regarding juvs and MR
6. Costs of the DP
What does most of the public think about costs of the DP vs. alternatives
What is LWOP, how much does it cost, and why is it arguably bad policy too
Why does the DP cost so much, and who pays most of the cost (local, etc.?)
What are system costs of the DP
How does the high cost of the DP lead to cost cutting and problems
7. Fair DP and future of the DP
What are the four areas of reform laid out in the Fair DP concept
How likely are these reforms to be done and why
What is the likely future of the DP internationally and in the US
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