Death Penalty

Matheus Neri – Pathway 3 Student

Table of content
• What is death penalty?
• How many countries still have death penalty?
• Is capital punishment unbiased?
• Is capital punishment cost effective?
• Is capital punishment fair?
• Conclusion
• References
What is • AKA JUDICIAL MURDER, AKA
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT;

death • WHEN A STATE MURDERS

SOMEONE WHO COMITTED A
CRIME (USUALLY AGAINST
penalty? LIFE);
How
many •175
countries
•55
still have
death •60%

penalties
• DIFFERENT TREATMENT AND IS
DIFFERENT PUNISHMENT;
CAPITAL
• ATTORNEYS AND INCOME

IMBALANCE;
PUNISH
• 200,000 VS 1,000,000.
MENT
• 5 X. UNBIAS
ED?
 IS
• COMPLEX TRIAL PROCEDURES; CAPITAL
• 3,000,000 VS 600,000;
PUNISH
• DETERRENT EFFECT;
MENT
• NEW YORK VS TEXAS;

• GUILTY OR INNOCENT.
COST
EFFECTI
 • RECOLLECTION OF A STORY;
IS
• ERRORS IN TRIAL
CAPITAL PROCEDURES;

PUNISH • 186.

MENT • 4.1%

FAIR?
cONCLUSION
• Avoid further wrongful executions;
• Diminish public spendings;
• Reduce impact on racial minorities;
• Affirmative actions.
References
• Al Jazeera. (2021, October 10). Infographic: Which countries still have the death penalty? Infographic News | Al Jazeera.

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https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2021/10/10/infographic-which-countries-still-have-the-death-penalty

• Bhutta, N., Chang, A. C., Dettling, L. J., & Joanne W. Hsu with assistance from Julia Hewitt. (n.d.). Disparities in wealth by race

and ethnicity in the 2019 survey of Consumer Finances. The Fed - Disparities in Wealth by Race and Ethnicity in the 2019

Survey of Consumer Finances. Retrieved March 6, 2022, from

https://www.federalreserve.gov/econres/notes/feds-notes/disparities-in-wealth-by-race-and-ethnicity-in-the-2019-survey-of-consu

mer-finances-20200928.htm

• Gross, S. R., O’Brien, B., Hu, C., & Kennedy, E. H. (2014). Rate of false conviction of criminal defendants who are sentenced to

death. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, 111(20), 7230–7235. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1306417111

References
• McKeown, J. E. (1948). Poverty, Crime and Race. Journal of Criminal Law and Criminology, 39(4), 480–484.

• Radelet, M. L., & Borg, M. J. (2000). The changing nature of death penalty debates. Annual Review of Sociology, 26(1), 43–61.

https://doi.org/10.1146/annurev.soc.26.1.43

• Rezal, A. (2021). Report highlights ‘staggering’ racial disparities in U.S ... Retrieved March 6, 2022, from

https://www.usnews.com/news/best-states/articles/2021-10-13/report-highlights-staggering-racial-disparities-in-us-incarceration-r

ates

• Smith, A. (1994). Millions misspent: What politicians don't say about the high costs of the death penalty. Death Penalty

Information Center. Retrieved March 6, 2022, from

https://deathpenaltyinfo.org/facts-and-research/dpic-reports/in-depth/millions-misspent-what-politicians-dont-say-about-the-high-

costs-of-the-death-penalty