Contemporary Legal Issues. Capital Punishment, An Evolving Standard / by Bill Wisneski.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Wisneski, Bill, director, producer.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

United States. Constitution--8th Amendment.

United States.

Capital punishment--United States--History.

Capital punishment.

Juvenile delinquents--United States.

Juvenile delinquents.

Genre:

Documentary films.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (29 minutes)

Place of Publication:

San Marcos, CA : Palomar Community College, 2005.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

data file

Summary:

The focus is on the Supreme Courts decision to end capital punishment for juvenile offenders. In a 5 to 4 ruling the high court declared that it was unconstitutional to execute minors, concluding that the death penalty for minors is 'cruel and unusual punishment'. A distinguished panel will help you understand the rationale enunciated in this decision which further erodes the death penalty and discusses the 8th Amendment; 'cruel and unusual punishment'; executions of minors and adults since 1976; controversy of Capital Punishment being available; and the application of an international standard to American Law. Guests are: Steven J Carroll, the Public Defender for San Diego County, and Professor Glenn Smith, who teaches constitutional law at California Western School of Law.

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed August 11, 2015).

OCLC:

919204920