北航研究生英语外教课展示Death-Penalty-in-America.ppt

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Asanancientpunishmenttothecriminal,deathpenaltystillexistinthemostadvancedcountryontheearth,i.e.America.32statesinUSkeepthedeathpenalty.Theleft18statesandWashingtonD.C.abolishedthedeathpenalty.Thisphenomenonisbecauseoffederalismandlocalself-government.TheDeathPenaltyinUSA

Thegraphshowsthestatesabolisheddeathpenalty.ThestateswithoutCapitalPunishmentNAMEYEARNAMEYEARAlaska1957Minnesota1911Connecticut2012NewJersey2007Hawaii1957NewMexico2009Illinois2011NewYork2007Iowa1965NorthDakota1973Maine1887RhodeIsland1984Maryland2013Vermont1964Massachusetts1984WestVirginia1965Michigan1846Wisconsin1853

Around20stateswithcapitalpunishmentrarelyusedthepenalty.FewstateslikeKansasdidnotexecuteanybodyfordecades.SomestateslikeCaliforniahaveveryfewexecutingthoughmanycriminalswassentencedtodeath.Some15statesdoexecutethedeathpenaltyprettycarefully.Almostallcaseswereexecutedonlyafterlegalfightsusuallylastingforadecade.

PublicopinionplaysabigroleintheAmericanpoliticsthusithasbeenoneofthemostimportantfactorsthataffectthedeathpenalty.publicopinionaboutdeathpenaltyIfthecandidateforpresidentorotherofficerwerethoughtsofttothecriminal,he(she)definitelywouldnotsuccessinthevote.rolefact

GallupPoll(盖洛普民调)3periods1972

Recentyears,fewerandfewerpeoplesupportthecapitalpunishment;Moreandmorepeopledisfavorit.IntheAmerica

TheDeathPenaltyintheworld58nationsactivelypracticecapitalpunishment.98countrieshaveabolishedcapitalpunishmentdejureforallcrimes.7countrieshaveabolisheddeathpenaltyforordinarycrimes(maintainitforspecialsituationlikewar).35nationshaveabolisheddeathpenaltydefacto(havenotuseditforatleasttenyears).

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