NCJ Number
56402
Date Published
1976
Length
0 pages
Annotation
THIS FILM FOR ADOLESCENT AUDIENCES USES A HYPOTHETICAL CASE STUDY OF MURDER IN THE 21ST CENTURY TO UNDERSCORE THE VARIOUS ARGUMENT FOR AND AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT.
Abstract
THE FILM FOCUSES ON THREE QUESTIONS: DOES CAPITAL PUNISHMENT COMPRISE CRUEL AND UNUSUAL PUNISHMENT UNDER THE EIGHTH AMENDMENT? IS CAPITAL PUNISHMENT AN EFFECTIVE DETERRENT TO CAPITAL CRIMES? IS THE CONCEPT OF RETRIBUTIVE PUNISHMENT DESIRABLE? THE QUESTIONS ARE ARGUED BY THE DEFENSE AND PROSECUTING ATTORNEYS DURING THE SENTENCING PHASE OF THE TRIAL OF A MAN CONVICTED OF MURDER FOR HIRE. (KBL)