PPT-Sentencing, Appeals, and the Death Penalty

Chapter Nine Incarceration Trends in America From 1980 to 2008 the number of people incarcerated in America quadrupledfrom roughly 500000 to 23 million people Today the US is 5 of the World population and has 25 of world prisoners. n By: Bobbi Brown. History of the . D. eath . P. enalty. The first ever death penalty was dated back to the Eighteenth century B.C., in code of king . Hammaurabi. of Babylon, which stated that the death penalty was acceptable for only 25 crimes. In the Seventh Century B.C.’s the Athens code made the death penalty the only punishment for a crime. But in the Tenth Century A.D. hanging became the usual method of execution in Britain.. Content Warning. © AI. What is the Death Penalty?. Artwork on the wall of Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli, Libya. 15 March, 2014. © Amnesty International. Sentenced to Death. Death Sentences 2014. Where?. By Karman Badesha and Preet Somal. 1. Lethal Injection. Lethal injection is a common way of execution in the United States.. There are three types of drugs in the injection. (Sodium Thiopental, Pancuronium Bromide, Potassium Chloride). Is It Worth It? . By Oscar Flores. What is Capital Punishment? . The Death Penalty or Capital Punishment is The death penalty is a form of punishment that involves executing a person after he or she has been found guilty of a crime by his or her legal system. . Problem #10 Victim is Clueless. The death penalty may be applied at random, often victims are taken not knowing that they are being sentenced to death. Humans, good or bad, deserve to know when their life is actually going to be taken.. Content Warning. © AI. What is the Death Penalty?. Artwork on the wall of Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli, Libya. 15 March, 2014. © Amnesty International. Sentenced to Death. Death Sentences 2014. Where?. A definition of Capital punishment:. Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. . Crimes . that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses.. A definition of Capital punishment:. Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. . Crimes . that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses.. A definition of Capital punishment:. Capital punishment or the death penalty is a legal process whereby a person is put to death by the state as a punishment for a crime. . Crimes . that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offenses.. Kayla Daniels. Jonathan Clarke. Laurie Ann . Sicot. Michael . Hartgrove. Legal Definition & Synonyms. Death penalty: The court- ordered imposition of a sentence of execution as punishment for a crime. (legal definition). © AI. What is the Death Penalty?. Artwork on the wall of Abu Salim Prison in Tripoli, Libya. 15 March, 2014. © Amnesty International. Sentenced to Death. Death Sentences 2014. Where?. Methods of Execution. Learning Objective 1. List and contrast the four basic philosophical reasons for sentencing criminals. Nancy Stone/MCT/Newscom. The Purpose of Sentencing. Philosophical . reasons . for . sentencing. Retribution. Kaitlyn Fennell. Class of 2020. 2018 Summer Fellows. Working under Eric Rise, Criminal Justice and Sociology. History of Capital Punishment in the U.S.. Capital Punishment has been used in the United States since colonial times.