CRJU 3347 Sociology of the Death Penalty

This course examines the death penalty internationally and in the United States. It covers the history of the death penalty, methods of execution, its impact as a deterrent to murder, its legal status, its connections to race, social class, gender, geography, religion, economics, and the issue of miscarriages of justice.

Cross Listed Courses

SOCI 3347

Prerequisite

CRJU 1311