DPI is a national non-profit providing news, data and facts about the death penalty. With over 20 special reports on issues including innocence, race, ...

The National Research Council of the National Academies concluded that studies claiming the death penalty has a deterrent effect are fundamentally flawed.

New death sentences have fallen more than 85% since peaking at more than 300 death sentences per year in the mid 1990s. Executions have declined by 75% since ...

19 июл. 2021 г. · Most U.S. adults support the death penalty for people convicted of murder, according to an April 2021 Pew Research Center survey.

Gale offers an overview of the death penalty (capital punishment), derived from scholarly sources and academic journals. Read definitions, history, & more.

2 июн. 2021 г. · Among the public overall, 64% say the death penalty is morally justified in cases of murder, while 33% say it is not justified. An overwhelming ...

Amnesty International opposes the death penalty in all cases without exception – regardless of who is accused, the nature or circumstances of the crime, guilt ... Why Abolish the Death Penalty? · Universal Declaration of... · Recorded executions

The Death Penalty Research Unit has three main aims: (a) to develop empirical, theoretical and policy-relevant research on the death penalty worldwide.

8 дней назад · Pro 1: The death penalty provides the justice and closure families and victims deserve. Many relatives of murder victims believe the death ...

Some studies have concluded that the threat of capital punishment deters murders, saving large numbers of lives; other studies have concluded that executions ...