More Death Penalty

The American Bar association has published a very interesting report on the Death Penalty. Check it out - it is a great resource for class. I have to talk about the death penalty in my corrections class, but I keep it to the end of the semester. It is difficult for me to talk about the death penalty and not mention the word 'kill'. I just don't trust the government enough to make life and death (and often moral) decisions as to the seriousness of the crime. Not with what we know about disparities in case processing.