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Students investigate several controversial issues in the criminal justice system relating to death row and give oral reports explaining how their issues safeguard or contaminate the issue of fairness in capital punishment. They offer ideas for improvement

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capital punishment, the death penalty

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capital punishment, death penalty, social studies
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Grade
6th - 12th
Subjects
Social Studies & History
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Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
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Year
2002
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