The Bill of Rights in action: Capital punishment

Duration: 23

Year Published: 1982

Format: 16mm

Copyright: Registered 16May78 · PA 7-151 (Jan-Jun 1978) Copyright holder: CBS, Inc Production company: Distributed by BFA

Description: Does capital punishment comprise a cruel punishment under the 8th Amendment? Is it an effective deterrent? Is the concept of retribution a desirable aspect of our system? These and other questions are debated in depth by lawyers involved in the trial of a convicted murderer. Film is left open-ended so students can consider the death penalty.

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Indiana University Library Moving Image Archive, Oddball Film and Video

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