Law and Politics

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Over the centuries, jurisdictions using capital punishment have searched for more humane execution ... Started by 123654777	3 Replies 258 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by djpooyouma
Explain the primary issues related to fairness and the death penalty. Started by penguins	1 Replies 89 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by jointhecircus
Describe three types of clemency. Started by future617RT	3 Replies 129 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by katieost
Distinguish between the Furman and the Gregg decisions. Started by Kikoku	1 Replies 31 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by steff9894
The ________ hypothesis suggests that a public which has been about the death penalty and its ... Started by crobinson2013	3 Replies 44 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by matt
Rather than requiring an exactly similar punishment for a criminal, ________ retributivism requires ... Started by Alainaaa8	1 Replies 24 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by xiaomengxian
Persons who favor keeping the death penalty are referred to as ________. Started by asmith134	3 Replies 40 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by dmurph1496
________ is a broad term referring to an act of leniency in the criminal justice system. Started by arivle123	1 Replies 20 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by fauacakatahaias
As a result of the Roper v. Simmons decision, in order to receive a death sentence the person must ... Started by burchfield96	3 Replies 32 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by tuwy
In a(n) ________ trial, the first stage is the traditional trial to determine guilt and, for those ... Started by imanialler	1 Replies 37 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by aadams68
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled the death penalty to be unconstitutional, as it was then being used, in ... Started by bio_gurl	3 Replies 51 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by swimkari
First used in 1888 by New York, ________ was considered a more humane method of execution than ... Started by nelaaney	1 Replies 42 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by bigsis44
The three states of ________, Oklahoma, and Virginia accounted for 53% of all U.S. executions since 1976. Started by ericka1	3 Replies 29 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by flexer1n1
As of February 2016, ________ states plus the District of Columbia have abolished the death penalty. Started by kodithompson	1 Replies 84 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by chjcharjto14
National polls found that most people believe an innocent person has been executed since 1976, but ... Started by tichca	3 Replies 47 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by aham8f
African-Americans are 13% of the U.S. population and comprise a similar percentage of homicide victims. Started by KimWrice	1 Replies 60 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by al
According to a review of methodologically sophisticated studies, black and Hispanic ... Started by ssal	3 Replies 126 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by dawsa925
Since the death penalty was reinstated in 1976, more white people have been executed than have black people. Started by joesmith1212	1 Replies 54 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by mfedorka
In a study of death penalty cases in Texas, researchers found that capital defendants with ... Started by acc299	3 Replies 48 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by soda0602
After years of research with different methodologies and statistical approaches, the empirical ... Started by dmcintosh	3 Replies 36 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by catron30
A review of 23 years of state death sentences found that more than 70% of the reversals were the ... Started by Mr3Hunna	1 Replies 78 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by yeungji
As a result of court rulings that prohibit the execution of persons who are mentally ill or ... Started by Marty	3 Replies 68 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by blakeserpa
Assuming that all U.S. Supreme Court rulings have been followed, persons currently on death row ... Started by laurencescou	1 Replies 41 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by Animal_Goddess
Most inmates on death row today are held in prisons in the West. Started by itsmyluck	3 Replies 34 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by ApricotDream
The Furman decision was not against capital punishment itself; it was against the way it was being ... Started by jho37	1 Replies 47 Views	Sep 30, 2019 by diesoon