Article

Public support for the death penalty ticks up

By Pew Research Center / J. Baxter Oliphant, on 1 January 2018



Public support for the death penalty, which reached a four-decade low in 2016, has increased somewhat since then. Today, 54% of Americans favor the death penalty for people convicted of murder, while 39% are opposed, according to a Pew Research Center survey conducted in April and May.

  • Document type Article
  • Countries list United States
  • Themes list Public opinion,



Search