I. Bennett Capers
Professor of Law
Areas of Expertise
Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure
Evidence
Law and Literature
Race and the Law
Education
B.A., Princeton University
J.D., Columbia University School of Law
Professor Bennett Capers Discusses "Cannibal Cop" Trial on WNYC
2/27/2013
On February 26, Professor Bennett Capers was featured on a WNYC radio broadcast discussing the trial of Gilberto Valle, the so-called “Cannibal Cop," a 28-year-old New York City police officer charged with conspiracy to kidnap, kill, and eat women.
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Death Penalty Abolishment Essay by Professor Bennett Capers Praised by the Open Society Institute - Baltimore
1/30/2013
Professor Bennett Capers' essay “Defending Life” was recently discussed by the open Society Institute - Baltimore. “Defending Life,” which appears in Life Without Parole: America's New Death Penalty? (2012), challenges death penalty opponents to rethink all extreme punishments, including life sentences.
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