Marymount University

Graduate Catalog 2016-17

FLP 515 Death Penalty and Mitigation

Students will learn about death penalty cases in the American legal system. The course will emphasize identification of the humanity within capital defendants and the presentation of mitigation evidence. Trial procedures, effective representation, mental health issues, cultural competence, victim concerns, and problems of vicarious trauma will be addressed. (3)

Catalog Contents

Graduate Catalog 2016-17

General Information

Admission

Financial Information

Academic Support Services

Academic Information and Policies

Academic Opportunities

Graduate Programs

Course Descriptions

University Leadership

Notices to Students

Index