The Death Penalty

1. The Death Penalty Tyler Fletcher Fall 2006 Political Science Capstone

2. Worldwide Perspective • United States views on the Death penalty compared to other countries • The execution of Juveniles and the mentally retarded • Protection for those facing the Death penalty

4. History of the Death Penalty • Colonial America • The Early United States • Statehood, Slavery, and the Western Frontier • Alabama History

6. Influential Court Cases involving the Death Penalty • Woodson v. North Carolina • Gregg v. Georgia • Jurek v. Texas • Roberts v. Louisiana • Proffit v. Florida

8. States with and without the Death Penalty • Twelve states do not practice the death penalty • Thirty Nine states do practice the death penalty with the southern states executing the most

11. Public Opinion on the Death Penalty • Is the Death Penalty Cruel and Unusual Punishment? • Does the Death Penalty deter crime? • DNA testing and the risk of mistake

13. Methods of Execution in the United States • Lethal Injection • Electrocution • Lethal Gas • Hanging • Firing Squad

14. Lethal Injection

15. Electrocution

16. Lethal Gas

17. Hanging

18. Firing Squad

19. What’s your view on the Death Penalty? ( Conclusion)