Lesson 6: Capital & Corporal Punishment
Trevor McDonald Death Row is a worksheet with video links to a documentary in two parts (45 min each) looking at life in a maximum security jail in the US. He interviews prisoners about their crimes and life in jail. Some are under a sentence of death.
The specification says that you need to know about Utilitarianism in relation to the death penalty. 'Principle of Utility' is an ActivStudio flipchart on Jeremy Bentham's theory of ethics (right & wrong behaviour) called Utilitarianism. He states that right & wrong are based on what decision brings the greatest amount of happiness or prevents the greatest amount of suffering. He rejects the idea that some things are always wrong (e.g. stealing) because he says it depends on circumstances. If you can't see this file you can research it online.