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LIVE FREE AND NULLIFYdisqualify them from serving on a capital jury. 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.. Need (Some) Academics. Professor Cheryl Thomas. Director, UCL Jury Project. Co-Director, UCL Judicial Institute. UCL Faculty of Laws. How the . Jury System . has . b. enefited from . academic . s. tudy. Where do we Start?. The teachings of Jesus – if one truly believes in them, it is very hard to justify retaliating to violent people by using violence in return. . For example, when Jesus was killed on the cross, he said: “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34. . 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). Advantages of Juries. Layman’s . equity . – jury acts as a . check on the power of Government . and . protects against unjust or oppressive prosecution . by . reflecting a community’s sense of justice. By: Isaid Cruz. Introduction. Capital Punishment is Legal in 31 out of the 50 states in the union and is applied as a civil and military manner. The method of execution most widely used since the reinstatement of the Death Penalty in 1976 is lethal injection. In 2016 there has been 12 executions up to this day, totaling to 1435 prisoners executed since the reinstatement of executions of 1976 and currently 3002 inmates are serving a death sentence in our nation’s jails (deathpenaltyinfo.org). Chapter Nine. Incarceration Trends in America. From . 1980 to 2008, the number of people incarcerated in America quadrupled-from roughly 500,000 to 2.3 million people. Today, the US is 5% of the World population and has 25% of world prisoners.. punishment. . in. . the. UK. at common law. early Norman times – felonies (castration or blinding). by the 13th century – all felonies (death by hanging, being drawn and qua. r. tered. for treason). 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.. Aurelie Tabuteau Mangels. , Mental Illness Initiative Fellow, American Bar Association’s Death Penalty Due Process Review Project, Washington, D.C.. Greg Hansch. , Public Policy Director, NAMI Texas, Austin, Texas. October 15, 2013. GOALS. Studying the death penalty helps students:. A. Acquire background information about the death penalty in a global context;. B. Appreciate both sides of the debate about the death penalty;. MONTHLY. Harvard-Harris Poll. MARCH . 22, . 2017. Survey method. This survey was conducted online within the United States between . March 14-16, 2017 among 2,092 . registered voters. by The Harris Poll.