The death penalty is the ultimate punishment and probably the ultimate controversy in criminal justice. Frontline produced a program on the subject called the execution. It can be viewed at http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/execution/. What do you think now? Should we use the death penalty? You need Real Player installed on the computer you use in order to view the video section.
A number of states have passed “three strikes” laws. Are these laws a deterrent or do they unfairly sentence offenders to long sentences for rather minor crimes? Listen to the debate at http://www.justicetalking.org/viewprogram.asp?progID=226. Should your state have a three strikes law? You need Real Player installed on the computer you use for this activity.
