Week Three- Public Attitudes Towards the Death Penalty

Question 1

What happened in 2015?

Answer 1

Support for death penalty dropped below 50% for the first time

Question 2

What did the British Social Attitudes Report by NatCen Social Research find?

Answer 2

British Social Attitudes Report by NatCen Social Research found 48% of nearly 3,000 people it surveyed were in favour of capital punishment

Lowest figure since the survey began in 1983, when around 75% of people were in favour

Question 3

When was the Death Penalty legally abolished?

Answer 3

The Death Penalty was legally abolished under the Human Rights Act, 1998

Question 4

Parliament and Public have differed on the issue…

Answer 4

In 1965, MPs voted to suspend the death penalty for murder, but opinion polls suggested that the vast majority of electors wanted it kept on the statute books