CLL of Fort Walton Beach - Course Catalog & Registration

Course Description: What does it mean when someone is sentenced to death in the US? Does the public support the death penalty as a legitimate punishment? This class will include a discussion of both moral and legal issues. Special attention will be paid to the purposes of handing out death sentences and whether those purposes are/have been met. Current topics as well as topics of interest to the class will be included.

Class Leader Bio(s): Dr. Kathy Johnson received a BS in 1987 and MS in 1989 in Criminal Justice from Illinois State University. Her PhD in Criminology is from Indiana University in Pennsylvania. She has been a faculty member in Criminology and Criminal Justice at UWF Classroom since August, 2000.