424 The Death Penalty In America (3)
This course takes a sociological look at the most extreme punishment currently
in use in the United States. Society debates its value without giving much
weight to the research which social science conducts. Indeed, the political
domain frequently misrepresents the data that is available. The course
evaluates the adequacy of the research and separates the strands of the debates
in order to understand the role of the dealth penalty in our society. Also
offered as CJC 424.