Write an essay (750-1,000 words) explaining factors that are normally considered aggravating and mitigating circumstances.
Step one: Select a death-row inmate from the Arizona Department of corrections website.
Step two: Research your selected inmate and identify aggravating and mitigating circumstances that placed him/her on death row.
Step three: Describe exactly why your case facts are mitigating and aggravating based on the explanation given in your assigned readings. Be sure to cite all of your sources. Evaluate why the factors of this case merited the sentence of death.
Use the GCU Library to locate three to five relevant, scholarly sources in support of your content.
Prepare this assignment according to the APA guidelines found in the APA Style Guide, located in the Student Success Center. An abstract is not required.
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