NCJ Number
108072
Journal
Criminal Justice and Behavior Volume: 14 Issue: 3 Dated: (September 1987) Pages: 380-396
Date Published
1987
Length
17 pages
Annotation
Public support for the death penalty is something of an American tradition, yet the bases of this tradition are not well understood.
Abstract
An understanding of American attitudes toward capital punishment is important, not only because the United States is again executing criminal offenders, but because it provides a rough estimate of the level of maturity of American civilization. This study critically examines the reasons and processes by which Americans come to support the death penalty. (Publisher abstract)