Deadly Justice Ch 13

what type of people typically support the death penalty?

old republican white men, who are less educated and live in the south and believe in the bible as literal truth

What are other attitudes that go with supporting the death penalty

punitiveness, racial resentment, spending too much on welfare, etc.

what type of responses do generic and specific questions about the death penalty get?

generic questions tend to garner higher support while more specific questions like giving the option of the death penalty or life without parole garners lower support.

What are some reasons as to why support has declined significantly since the 1990s

• LWOP is available

• crime rates have dropped

• concerns about innocence/exonerations

• several states have abolished