Capital Punishment in Context: A Resource for College Courses
This website explores this complex subject through the reading of actual cases. The narratives are meant to serve as a catalyst to broader discussion and research into the issues that underlie these cases. (Note: Login is not required but you... MORE
Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project
The Dead Man Walking School Theatre Project integrates the power of theatre arts and academic study into the national discourse on the death penalty to replace ignorance, apathy, and cynicism among young people regarding the death penalty with information, introspection,... MORE
Educational Guide on Teaching Abolition
The World Coalition Against the Death Penalty published these curriculum guides to assist teachers and faculty members in developing a program of study on the death penalty for high schools and colleges. According to the guides, the World Coalition would... MORE
Lesson Plan for Religious Education
This two-part lesson offers an interactive way for students to gain insight about Catholic teachings on the death penalty. (Suitable for junior high and above in a Religious Education setting.) View the... MORE
Online Scavenger Hunt
This resource is designed to allow students to discover how the death penalty is applied in their states and throughout the country – and to evaluate the Catechism and Catholic Social Teaching. It is not intended to persuade students one... MORE