RT Article
T1 Death penalty sentiment in the United States
JF Journal of quantitative criminology
VO 5
IS 3
SP 285
OP 296
A1 Zeisel, Hans
A2 Gallup, Alec M.
LA English
YR 1989
UL https://krimdok.uni-tuebingen.de/Record/1764276663
AB Pro-death penalty sentiment, at its all-time low in 1966 at 42% of the country's adult population, steadily rose to 71% in 1986. This average percentage varies widely for various subgroups of the population-as widely as between 43 and 93% at the extremes: political leanings, ethnic background, sex, and economic status are the main determinants. Death penalty sentiments are not of uniform strength: about one-third of the pro-death penalty population might give up their position if the alternative were life without parole and if they were convinced that the death penalty is not a deterrent. In the main, death penalty sentiment is not determined by utilitarian considerations but by moralistic ones, which in turn are part of the liberal-conservative dividing lines.
K1 moralistic
K1 Utilitarian
K1 strength of sentiment
K1 death penalty sentiment
K1 Polls
DO 10.1007/BF01062741