The death penalty or capital punishment is the punishment by death for a crime. Currently 58 countries worldwide allow the death penalty (including the U.S.) while 97 countries have outlawed it. Since the 1970s executions in the U.S. have declined every year. In 2021 five states and the federal government carried out 11 executions. The decline is part of a decadeslong trend as the costs associated with seeking the death penalty, the lengthy appeals process often associated with capital punishment, concerns about executing the innocent and a long-term decline in crime rates have caused many prosecutors and legislators in the U.S. to pull back from capital punishment.
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Response rates from 2.1m 右 voters.
90% 是的 |
10% 不 |
83% 是的 |
9% 不 |
6% 支持，但仅针对有不可否认的证据的可怕犯罪 |
1% 不应该，在监狱中消耗生命是更严厉的判决 |
0% 应该，但是应该由受害者的家人决定具体惩罚 |
0% 不，太多无辜的人被定罪了 |
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