ch. 1. The death penalty : past and present
ch. 2. The foundation cases : Furman v. Georgia and Gregg v. Georgia
ch. 3. Race and the death penalty
ch. 4. The mentally impaired and the death penalty
ch. 5. The death penalty for juveniles
ch. 6. Juries, jurors, and the death penalty
ch. 7. The right to effective assistance of counsel and the death penalty
ch. 8. Due process and the death penalty
ch. 9. Aggravating and mitigating factors in death penalty cases
ch. 10. Appeals, habeas corpus, and the death penalty
ch. 11. Evolving standards of decency and the eighth amendment's ban on cruel and unusual punishment
ch. 12. Other Issues, trends, and the future of the death penalty.