Death penalty sentiment in the United States |
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Authors: | Hans Zeisel Alec M Gallup |
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Institution: | 1. University of Chicago, 5825 Dorchester Avenue, 60637, Chicago, Illinois 2. Gallup Organization, 53 Bank Street, 08542, Princeton, New Jersey
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Abstract: | 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. |
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Keywords: | polls death penalty sentiment strength of sentiment utilitarian moralistic |
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