Chapter 11 Learning Objectives

  • Understand the extensive costs of the death penalty and why they exist
  • Compare and contrast these costs with LWOP costs
  • Know why death penalty costs are less in Texas than in California
  • Understand the promises of AEDPA and why they have not been realized
  • Appreciate why it is important to hear the voices of victims’ and defendants’ families, as well as the voices of the condemned persons
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