~ Use your classmates webpages to answer the following questions on a sheet of paper.
Legal Incompetence
1. Which states have
the highest rate of major legal error in death penalty cases?
2. What is average
wait time on death row for those inmates that are eventually set free?
3. How many people
have supposedly been wrongfully executed?
World Comparison
1. How does the US
compare with the rest of the world in terms of its use of the death penalty?
2. Have other countries
spoken out about our use of the death penalty? If so, what has the
world had to say? Provide two examples.
Pro Death Penalty
1. What is the current
popularity of the death penalty?
2. Is the death penalty
a deterrant? Explain.
Comparison Between
States
1. How many states
use the death penalty?
2. In which region
of the country are most non-death penalty states clustered?
3. Which region of
the country uses the death penalty the most? Any reasons why?
Racial Bias
1. Briefly explain
the argument that the death penalty is racially biased.
2. Briefly explain
the argument that the death penalty is not racially biased.
3. Briefly explain
your opinion. Explain your response with sound reasoning.