1. Ronald F. White, Ph.D. Professor of Philosophy College of Mount St. Joseph

2. History of Punishment –Middle Ages- Corporeal Punishment Executioner Degrees of pain –Enlightenment- Rise of the Prison Deprivation of Liberty Work as Rehabilitation U.S. History –Furman v. Georgia (1972) –Gregg v. Georgia (1976) Today –More than half of the countries in the world ban it. –Legal in all but 12 states –85 executions in U.S. in 2000

3. Teleological (Forward Looking) –Rehabilitation –Deterrence Individuals Other Individuals –Wrongful Conviction Problems:

4. Deontological (Backward Looking) –Justice in Retribution (Aristotle, Kant) –Proportionality Feelings of retribution Cruel and Unusual Punishment –Dignity of Persons

5. How to do it? Hanging Firing squad Electric chair Lethal injection Prison as Retribution Living conditions education Prison as Rehabilitation –Spectacle –Judicial Errors –International Condemnation

6. Is capital punishment ever morally justified? What are the strongest arguments for and against? If it is justified, what crimes warrant execution: murder, rape, torture, treason Should children ever be executed? How should capital punishment be administered: lethal injection, electric chair, hanging, firing squad ? Should executions be televised? Is life in prison a viable alternative?