The death penalty in the United States -- The death penalty worldwide -- Arguments in support of the the death penalty -- Arguments against the death penalty -- Religious beliefs affect views on the death penalty -- The administration of the death penalty -- Women and minorities: the death penaltyand discrimination issues -- Debating juvenile death penalty -- The innocent on death row -- The death penalty and the law -- Famous cases and leading Supreme Court decisions of the Twentieth Century -- The execution -- The death penalty and the victims' families -- The death penalty and the media.