Tuesday 11/25/14Capital Punishment:Lawful imposition of the death penalty57 countries still have DP2 industrial (democratic) nations – 1st world China still does use DP but not considered a democratic nationUSJapan – very rarely usedNegative view of the US32 states still use the DP, US military, and federal system use death penalty1930s (about 200 people a year executed)1970s-80s US had a moratorium on the DP because the way we carried out the DP was cruel and unusual.Statistics on the Death Penalty:2013 Executions in the US39 Executions that took place23 white, 13 black, 3 Latino1 female1 electrocution, rest lethal injectionssome people claim it’s the race of the victim that determines who gets the death penaltySouth Carolina DPLocated Broad River Road Correctional InstitutionTexas carries out the most DP executionsDeath row located in Dorchester County – why?Don’t want the officers to get attached the inmates because that would cause problems if you’re personally attached and had to execute themWitnesses3 witnesses one from AP, the wire, and TV and media, prosecutor, family, victims family as well as offenders family (only 3 people from family)Injection or chair? It’s up to youConvicted prior to 1957 you have to get the chair unless you write a letter saying you want lethal injection47 inmates currently sentenced to death1 out in California currently until his time is upFederal Death Penalty:Issued in 1790:340 executed since then (federal only)14 is the youngest execution that has taken place (was in SC)Federal Death Row:Terre Haute, Indiana since 199360 inmates on death rowMethod that they use in the federal system?Lethal injectionExecutions: – been over a decade since we’ve executed anyone over the federal systemTimothy McVeigh 2001 – fertilizer bomb, had to change the judge and venue because he blew up his officeHad two pints of mint chocolate chip ice cream as his last mealJuan Garza 2001 –Louis Jones, Jr. 2003 – brutal nature of attackWho cant be executed?Children – has to be at the time the crime was committed under 18 because of the mental capacity of the individual at the time the crime was committedPregnant womenThose with intellectual disability – those below a certain IQMethods of Execution: medical professionals cannot be involved in this because they took an oath to help people5 methods used in the US (firing squad, hanging, gas chambers)Lethal InjectionUsed in most statesContinue to use this old method even though we can probably use a better oneSeveral state have moved to this new one drug protocol to prevent botches and make it more humane3 injections – combination of all 3 that makes it lethalThiopental sodium – renders you unconsciousPavulon – 2nd after clearing the line, stops your muscle system and temporarily paralyzes you and stops your breathingPotassium Chloride – will stop your heartElectrocutionOption in 9 states (multiple methods)A doctor will pronounce death15 second rounds of shockNeed a wet sponge to conduct electricityLethal gasOption in 4 states (AZ, CA, MO, WY)Cyanide crystals in an air tight room and it sucks the oxygen out of the roomPeople turn a blueish purple colorWe don’t use this anymore because of the holocaustFiring SquadOption in 1 state (Utah)Goal is to explode the heartHave blank rounds so you don’t know who actually did it or feel guilty – although you probably know if you shoot regularlyHave sand bags behind you to absorb the bloodHangingOption in 2 states (New Hampshire, Washington)Have to have a long enough drop to do what’s intended to and if it’s too long it can decapitate someoneNegative connotation we don’t use this method anymore but it is on the books incase lethal injection is deemed unconstitutionalChina kills around 7,000 people a year by lethal injection ~ they might harvest organs of individuals they killPrisoners on death row 1945-2006:90s – 2000s over 3,500 people on death row – amount of people on death row because of the amount sentences is increasing as wellGuaranteed appeals on DP cases3 types of appealsTakes about 12 years to actually get executedJapan uses the hanging method but they don’t tell you the day of your execution and don’t tell your family until after you’re executedOffered spiritual counselingMost states allow you to pick your last mealArguments For Death Penalty:Deterrence through fear of punishment (stop people from committing a crime) (General Deterrence)People don’t commit homicide because they’re afraid to get the death penalty – cant prove thisPeople might not know what crimes constitute the DPRestores moral orderYou took from me so I take from youIdea of getting just dessertsRetribution“Just Desserts”Incapacitation (protects society)What you did was so bad you don’t get to be in society anymoreOnly way to 100% ensure you wont do anything againConstitutionally appropriateHave a right to do thatMore humane than life in prisonHard to make that assessmentReduces costs$30,000 a year to house an inmatemoney is always a factorAlmost impossible to execute an innocent personThe Life of David Gale – a movie that proves you can execute an innocent person sometimes (bad witness testimony/bad evidence etc.)Closure for victim’s familiesFeel better because this has an endArguments Against Death Penalty:Doesn’t deter crimeViolates human rightsSome people think it is wrong because life for a life is not justiceRacial minorities most affectedDisagreement on that statementToo expensiveAppeals process is very expensive and takes up time of the courtsBoosts murder rate (brutalizing effect)Government can kill so I can tooNot all people want vengeanceSome people are okay with forgiving and moving onArbitrary and unfairMannerism of the way it’s carried out is unfairCRJU 101 1st Edition Lecture 18Outline of Last Lecture I. The Ice ManOutline of Current Lecture II. Capital PunishmentIII. Statistics on the Death PenaltyIV. Federal Death PenaltyV. Methods of Executiona. Lethal Injectionb. Electrocutionc. Lethal Gasd. Firing Squade. HangingVI. Prisoners on Death Row 1945-2006VII. Arguments for Death PenaltyVIII.Arguments Against Death PenaltyCurrent Lecture  Tuesday 11/25/14These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute. Capital Punishment:- Lawful imposition of the death penalty- 57 countries still have DPo 2