The Death Penalty In 2013, at least 22 countries carried out…

Question Answered step-by-step The Death Penalty In 2013, at least 22 countries carried out… The Death Penalty In 2013, at least 22 countries carried out executions. Ten years earlier, 25 countries carried out executions, and ten years before that 51 countries carried out executions. Over time there has been a clear trend to conduct executions in fewer countries. Data on executions is not particularly reliable. For example, in China and a few other countries, executions are state secrets. However it is thought that China has more executions than the rest of the world combined. In 2013, there were 778 executions, excluding China. Iran, Iraq and Saudi Arabia conducted 80 per cent of the reported executions. Some people were executed as juveniles or for relatively minor crimes (like blasphemy), both of which are considered violations of international law. Some geographic regions of the world are virtually execution free. With the exception of Belarus, all of Europe has abolished the death penalty. Portugal was the first European country to abolish it (1867), and the Netherlands was second (1878). With the exception of the United States, there were no executions in the Americas in 2013. Among economically advanced countries, only the U.S. and Japan used the death penalty.In the United States, the majority of the population (63%) supports the death penalty according to polling data, but both the number of death sentences handed down by juries and the number of executions have been trending downward for the past 15 years. In 1996, there were 315 death sentences handed down and in 2014 only 72, a 40 year low. In 1998 there were 98 executions and in 2014 only 35, a 20 year low. There were also 7 exonerations in 2014. a. How do you explain the fact that the death penalty is supported by a significant majority of the U.S. population as both death sentences and executions continue to fall?Ans: b. If research shows that the death penalty does not deter crime, what justification(s) can be given for its use?c. In arguing both for and against the continuation of the death penalty in the U.S., some advocates cite laws and policies from other countries. Is that useful information to consider in a legislative setting? In a judicial setting? Explain your answer. History US History HISTORY 10100 Share QuestionEmailCopy link Comments (0)