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CJS 364: The Death Penalty - fall

Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing

An examination of the historic, moral, philosophical, legal, and socio-cultural framing of arguments for and against the death penalty in the U.S. This course considers how race, class, nation, and gender shape understandings of the death penalty to study the consequences for both victims' and offenders' families, wrongful convictions, alternative models for restoring justice, and international standards overseeing state-sanctioned death.

Class#SctTypeSeatsUnits
13827 01 Lecture 30 3.00
Days Start End
MON TUE WED THU FRI SAT 3:00 PM EDT 3:50 PM EDT
Instructor: Tryon Woods Class status:
Prerequisite: Junior or Senior standing
Enrollment Section
Class instruction mode: In Person