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DEATH PENALTY

READING DUE BEFORE CLASS

Read p. 465-469 of Concepts and Controversies
Read article, "Murder One" from the Economist
Read article, "Sentence Revision: States Seek Ways to Make Executions Error Free" from the New York Times

MATERIALS REFERENCED IN CLASS

Review of Exam #2 Material for Final Exam
Death Penalty Data - Example of Simpson's Paradox (CC #24.9)

HOMEWORK ASSIGNED

Read article, "DNA Test Leads, At Last, to Arrest in Cape Cod Case" from the New York Times
Think about how much it would cost the state of MA per year, if every homicide case involved 170 DNA swabs.