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   Does the death penalty deter people from committing serious crimes?

   • About six-in-ten (63%) say the death penalty does not deter people from committing serious crimes, and nearly eight-in-ten (78%) say there is some risk that an innocent person will be executed. Opinions about the death penalty vary by party, education and race and ethnicity.

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   Is the death penalty a legal issue?

   • But as a legal issue, it is straightforward. The United States Constitution expressly contemplates “capital” crimes, and Congress has authorized the death penalty for serious federal offenses since President George Washington signed the Crimes Act of 1790.

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   Does the death penalty still exist?

   • Use of the death penalty has gradually declined in the United States in recent decades. A growing number of states have abolished it, and death sentences and executions have become less common. But the story is not one of continuous decline across all levels of government.

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   Do Americans support the death penalty?

   • In phone surveys conducted by Pew Research Center between 1996 and 2020, the share of U.S. adults who favor the death penalty fell from 78% to 52%, while the share of Americans expressing opposition rose from 18% to 44%. Phone surveys conducted by Gallup found a similar decrease in support for capital punishment during this time span.

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   Are executions a problem with the death penalty?

   • While this series of executions has shocked America’s conscience, the unfortunate reality is that they embody well-documented problems with the death penalty. They have become not the exception, but the rule.

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   Why did the death penalty fail America?

   • And mirroring a decades long trend, four of the five executions were punishments for killing white victims. Among its many other flaws, and in line with its history as an outgrowth of slavery and lynchings, the death penalty fails America by vastly preferencing white victims.

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   • Six-in-ten U.S. adults strongly or somewhat favor the death penalty for convicted murderers, according to the April 2021 survey. A similar share (64%) say the death penalty is morally justified when someone commits a crime like murder.
   • A majority of Americans have concerns about the fairness of the death penalty and whether it serves as a deterrent against serious crime. More than half of U.S. adults (56%) say Black people are more likely than White people to be sentenced to death for committing similar crimes.
   • Opinions about the death penalty vary by party, education and race and ethnicity. Republicans and Republican-leaning independents are much more likely than Democrats and Democratic leaners to favor the death penalty for convicted murderers (77% vs. 46%).
   • Views of the death penalty differ by religious affiliation. Around two-thirds of Protestants in the U.S. (66%) favor capital punishment, though support is much higher among White evangelical Protestants (75%) and White non-evangelical Protestants (73%) than it is among Black Protestants (50%).

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   Sep 27, 2024 · Less than half—47%—of Americans believe the death penalty is administered fairly, a record low. A clear trend line has emerged. Every year, we see fewer new death sentences and fewer...

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4. www.annualreviews.org › content › journalsChallenges to the Contemporary Death Penalty in the United States

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   Challenges to the Contemporary Death Penalty in the United States. Paul Kaplan 1. View Affiliations. Vol. 20:353-368 (Volume publication date October 2024) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-lawsocsci-041922-042705. First published as a Review in Advance on July 02, 2024. Copyright © 2024 by the author (s).

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   5 days ago · Innocence. The death penalty carries the inherent risk of executing an innocent person. Since 1973, at least 200 people who had been wrongly convicted and sentenced to death in the U.S. have been exonerated.

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   Dec 16, 2022 · Indeed, five executions and two attempted ones this year – in Alabama, Arizona and Texas – significantly deviated from or illustrated problems with prescribed protocols, the group’s executive...

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   Annual Review of Criminology. Volume 3, 2020. Review Article. Free. The Rise, Fall, and Afterlife of the Death Penalty in the United States. Carol S. Steiker 1, and Jordan M. Steiker 2. View Affiliations. Vol. 3:299-315 (Volume publication date January 2020) https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev-criminol-011518-024721.

9. www.nytimes.com › 2021/01/20 › learningShould the Death Penalty Be Abolished? - The New York Times

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   Jan 20, 2021 · The death penalty has been abolished in 22 states and 106 countries, yet it is still legal at the federal level in the United States. Does your state or country allow the death...