The Death Penalty

Part I. Introduction to the Death Penalty. A brief History of the Death Penalty. Part II. The Court Systems in Washington State. Facts on how the Courts are structured, the Death Penalty Process in Washington State, and the appeals process. Part III. Why the Death Penalty doesn't Work. Simply some quick reasons it just doesn't work. Part IV. What would make the Death Penalty more effective. My own theory on what would improve it. Part …

…Works Cited: Bureau of Justice Statistics http://www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/welcome.html CNN.Com - The Green River Killer http://www.cnn.com/2003/LAW/11/05/green.river.killings/ Department of Justice http://www.usdoj.gov/dag/pubdoc/_dp_survey_final.pdf Revised Code of Washington State http://www.leg.wa.gov/RCW/index.cfm?fuseaction=chapterdigest&chapter=10.95 Washington State University. The Code of Hammerabi http://www.wsu.edu/~dee/MESO/CODE.HTM