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We push this concern further, suggesting that both abolitionists and death penalty reformers, who seek to promote a “scientific” death penalty centered on DNA evidence, draw upon a mythologized notion of “science” as a producer of epistemic certainty.
24 Νοε 2020 · We consider sociological and psychological research related to the death penalty phenomenon, including factors that shape its evolution, that shape people’s general beliefs about crimes and criminals, that shape jurors’ decisions, and that shape prisoners’ experiences while on death row.
Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and the Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States Jay D. Aronson and Simon A. Cole The death penalty debate in the United States has recently undergone a fundamental shift. The possibility of executing the innocent has emerged as
This section explores international perspectives on the death penalty, contrasting the prevalence and methods of execution in different countries. A consideration of global trends in the abolition or retention of the death penalty provides valuable insights into the broader context of the debate.
18 Ιουλ 2023 · By classifying states with death penalty laws and death sentences as “abolitionist”, and grouping together abolitionists in law and in practice as opposed to retentionists, the scope of the global death penalty is defined-down.
13 Σεπ 2021 · Public debates over the death penalty in the U.S. have long focused on the punishment's putative deterrent effect. Unsurprisingly, numerous scholars have sought to determine (1) whether the penalty in fact prevents murders, and (2) how many murders it prevents.
Many studies during the past few decades have sought to determine whether the death penalty has any deterrent effect on homicide rates. Researchers have reached widely varying, even contradictory, conclusions.
