CRJS 453 Capital Sentence 3 hours credit –An examination of the problems and issues related to the death penalty in the United States, including the history of capital punishment, important Supreme Court decisions, how the various jurisdictions (state, federal and military) deal with the capital cases, the comparative costs of incarceration and execution, miscarriages of justice in capital cases and how the criminal justice responds to these issues.
LEARNING OUTCOMES
After completing this course, students should be able to:
- Explain the trends and patterns of capital punishment in the U.S.
- Describe the historical development of punishment and corrections.
- Identify and discuss the relationships between sentencing policy and corrections.
- Identify the key issues of jails and other short-term detention facilities.
- Distinguish how community based correctional practices fit into the larger picture of punishment and correction.
- Define and describe the key issues faced by prison administrators, prisoners, and the entire correctional system.
- Discuss the impact of major Supreme Court cases with respect to capital punishment
- Explain issues and problems surrounding the contemporary use of capital punishment