2. By: Kyle Harstead CAPITAL PUNISHMENT A SOCIOLOGICAL VIEW

3. THE BASIC QUESTION

4. THE 8 TH AMENDMENT Excessive bail shall not be required, nor excessive fines imposed, nor cruel and unusual punishments inflicted. Highly Debated Concept

5. HISTORY 1608 Captain George Kendall

6. INTENDED FUNCTIONS Deterrence Retribution Repentence

8. IMPORTANT CASES Furman v. Georgia Branch v. TexasJackson v. Georgia Gregg v. Georgia Jurek v. TexasRoberts v. LouisianaProffitt v. FloridaWoodson v. North Carolina

9. FURMAN V. GEORGIA Branch v. TexasJackson v. Georgia

10. GREGG V. GEORGIA Jurek v. TexasRoberts v. LouisianaProffitt v. FloridaWoodson v. North Carolina

11. USE TODAY (SINCE 1976)

12. BASIC QUESTION

13. WORKS CITED http://www.oyez.org/cases/1970-1979/1975/1975_74_6257 http://www.clarkprosecutor.org/html/death/timeline.htm http://mrzine.monthlyreview.org/2009/vogel221109.html