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title: "NEW RESOURCES: DPIC's Award-Winning Curriculum Now Available as an Apple iBook"
description: 'The Death Penalty Information Center’s High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty is now available for students and teachers as a free electronic…'
canonical: 'https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/new-resources-dpics-award-winning-curriculum-now-available-as-an-apple-i-book'
section: news
date: '2012-09-05T17:38:52-04:00'
updated: '2025-03-14T14:33:07-04:00'
source: 'Death Penalty Information Center'
---

! The Death Penalty Information Center’s **High School Curriculum on the Death Penalty** is now available for students and teachers as a **free** electronic textbook for use on the **Apple iPad**. This balanced and dynamic resource uses an issue of public concern to teach civic responsibility, research, and critical thinking. The e-textbook contains all the features of DPIC’s award-winning [online curriculum](https://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/), including summaries of arguments for and against the death penalty, case studies based on actual trials, summaries of the legal stages in a capital case, a brief history of the death penalty, color maps and interactive features. The e-book version incorporates the interactivity and user-friendly interface of a tablet, including touch-screen navigation, access to the full curriculum even when offline, and use of standard iBook features, such as instant word definitions and easy note-taking functions. For instructions on downloading the e-book, click [**here**](https://deathpenaltycurriculum.org/ibook) or go to the iBookstore on your iPad and search “Death Penalty Information Center.”

(DPIC Posted, September 5, 2012). See **[Educational Curricula](/article.php?did=549&scid=58)** and **[Student Resources](https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/resources/high-school/about-the-death-penalty/arguments-for-and-against-the-death-penalty)**.