Exam 16: The Death Penalty

A massive review of the research on the deterrent effect of the death penalty, sponsored by the National Academy of Science, concluded that ______.

In 2016, there were ______ executions in the United States.

Between 1930 and 1980, 53% of persons executed were black.

Explain whether you agree or disagree with the use of the death penalty in corrections. Use information from the textbook to support your answer.

What is lethal injection? Do you believe it is "cruel and unusual punishment"? Why or why not?

Compared to 1966, today ______ Americans are in favor of the death penalty.

A major concern is whether the death penalty is applied in a racially discriminatory fashion.

What percentage of murder cases are tried as capital cases?

Woodson v. North Carolina was the first case to successfully challenge the use of the death penalty.

Who is least likely to support the death penalty?

How many women have been executed since 1976?

Life without the possibility of parole is provided as an alternative to a death sentence.

______ signed the Justice for All Act, which granted federal inmates the right to petition a federal court for DNA testing to support a claim of innocence.

Research has conclusively demonstrated that the death penalty is not a deterrent to murder.

The imposition of the death penalty on a mentally retarded defendant has always been a violation of the Eighth Amendment.

Until the mid-20th century, ______ could receive the death penalty for the attempted rape of a white woman.

Discuss the case of Ethel Spinelli and its significance.

What are the two types of death sentences in China?

A number of police labs have been accused and found guilty of falsifying and fabricating DNA evidence.

All states currently have the death penalty.