The document discusses how the death penalty system works in the US. It notes that 42 people have been executed so far this year, and there are currently 58 people on federal death row. It also discusses flaws in the system, such as discrimination and whether race or gender affect who receives the death penalty. The document explores how insanity affects death penalty cases and which crimes are punishable by death.

1. How does the death penalty
work in the U.S.?
Marcelus Rodgers
Block D

2. Death penalty
• The death penalty, also known as Capital
Punishment, is punishment by death for a
crime.
• 42 people have been executed this year so far.
• There are currently 58 people on Federal
death row.

3. Are there flaws in the death penalty?
• Discrimination and racial profiling is proof that
a new system is needed.
• A lifelong prison sentence can prove more
cruel than a speedy execution.
• Abolishing Capital Punishment would tell the
public that our laws are incapable of
delivering what most Americans consider
genuine justice.

4. Executions by State
Source: http://thesocietypages.org/graphicsociology/2009/02/20/death-penalty-the-overview/

5. Does race affect punishment?
• In the 1980’s the college of law found that 10
of 16 men on death row were minorities.
• Of the 58 people on federal death row now, 23
are white, while roughly 35 are minorities.

6. Does gender affect death penalty?
• On average women are arrested for 13
percent of all murders committed in the U.S.
• According to the NAACP only 8 women were
executed in the U.S. between 1977 and
2001, while 741 men were executed.
• “Since 1923, all of the inmates executed in
Maryland have been men.”
Source: http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/maryland-1

7. How does being legally insane affect
death penalty?
• Insanity is a fair defense against murder.
• The Supreme Court says executing the insane
is unconstitutional.
• The insanity defense is seldom attempted and
seldom succeeded.

8. What crimes cause death penalties?
• In some cases kidnapping, rape, armed
robbery and treason.
• Nowadays only first degree murder followed
by other factors cause death penalty.

9. Lawyer
• Lawyers represent clients in criminal and civil
litigation and other legal proceedings. Lawyers
also draw up legal documents and advise
clients on legal transactions.
• The average salary is $112,800.
• Some related careers are a judge, teacher, law
clerk, legislator or researcher.

10. High school career academics
• River Hill High School.
• I chose Marketing Academy as a Career
Academy.
• Lawyers usually work with businesses so I
need to know about marketing trends and
campaigns.

11. Georgetown University
• Georgetown University is in Washington D.C.
• The yearly tuition is $41,393.
• Some program requirements are a high school
diploma, and the required units are English
4, Foreign Language 2, History 2, Math
2, Science 1, and Social Studies 2.
• The minimum GPA required is a 3.0 on a 4.0
scale and they have a Division I basketball
team.

12. Community Service
• I’ve worked at a homeless shelter, volunteered
to work at a soup kitchen and picked up litter.
• I feel that everyone should help the needy
once in a while. I’ve seen a lot of litter around
streets and parks lately, so I decided to get
some friends and pick up trash around the
community.

13. Prior Job Experience
• Bagger at Giant
• Snowball stand
• Instructor at Shadowland
• Cashier at Best Buy

14. Citing
• The Society Pages, “Executions by State”
– http://thesocietypages.org/graphicsociology/2009
/02/20/death-penalty-the-overview/