CRIM 242The Death Penalty

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PREREQUISITES: Demonstrated competency through appropriate assessment or earning a grade of “C” or better in ENGL 083 Reading Strategies for College, and ENGL 093 Introduction to College Writing; or ENGL 095 Integrated Reading and Writing, or ENGL 075 Co-Requisite Integrated Reading and Writing. CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course provides an overview of the death penalty in the United States. This includes examining the origins, history, methods, and U.S. Supreme Court cases that have formed the modern death penalty. Emphasis is placed on the purpose of punishment, demographic characteristics of those most likely to receive capital punishment and social and financial costs of such punishment.