How often does the death penalty occure?
When coming up with this question i new that it was a very vaque question which has its pros and cons, pro because i can get alot of information on one topic, and con because i realized how often im going to have to cite all the sites im going to be researching on.
Because this is such a vaque question i decided to research how much it is occured in the United States just to get an estimate.
I also found this question extremely difficult to answer because of the numbers and percentage of the death row inmates by state, execution by region, as well as mental disabilities. So i decided to write about the number of death sentences per year from 1999 to the year 2014 in the United Sates. Looking at the graph you could see that the numbers slowly decrease from 226 to 73.
What i thought was the most interesting was how there were many death sentences in the year 1997 (226 ), and in the year 1998 there were 295 death sentences, but in 1999 it suddenly dropped to 279.
"DEATH PENALTY INFORMATION CENTER." DPIC. Suite 704, 19 June 2015. Web. 9 July 2015.
2015年7月9日木曜日
Answer to my Question 2
Who was the first person to die by the death penalty?
When this question first popped up in my head, i was suddenly very curious to find out who it was so researching this information was quite interesting.
On this site called Death Penalty Info, it showed that the first every death sentence was taken place way back in the 18th century B. C. He was sentenced to death for 25 differenct crimes which was taken place in in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon (Iraq).
Many of the first methods of the death penalty were hanging, stoning, crucifixion, burning alive, and impalement.
I was worried that my research wasnt correct so i checked out another site called ProCon which also stated that the first death sentence took place in the Code of Hannaurabi.
D. Baker: "A Descriptive Profile and Socio-Historical Analysis of Female Executions in the United States: 1632-1997"; 10(3) Women and Criminal Justice 57 (1999)
R. Bohm, "Deathquest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States," Anderson Publishing, 1999.
"The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies," H. Bedau, editor, Oxford University Press, 1997.
K. O'Shea, "Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998," Praeger 1999.
W. Schabas "The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law," Cambridge University Press, second edition, 1997.
"Society's Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty," L. Randa, editor, University Press of America, 1997.
Rogers, Simon. "Death Penalty Statistics, Country by Country." TheGaurdian. Mona Chalabi, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 July 2015.
When this question first popped up in my head, i was suddenly very curious to find out who it was so researching this information was quite interesting.
On this site called Death Penalty Info, it showed that the first every death sentence was taken place way back in the 18th century B. C. He was sentenced to death for 25 differenct crimes which was taken place in in the Code of King Hammaurabi of Babylon (Iraq).
Many of the first methods of the death penalty were hanging, stoning, crucifixion, burning alive, and impalement.
I was worried that my research wasnt correct so i checked out another site called ProCon which also stated that the first death sentence took place in the Code of Hannaurabi.
D. Baker: "A Descriptive Profile and Socio-Historical Analysis of Female Executions in the United States: 1632-1997"; 10(3) Women and Criminal Justice 57 (1999)
R. Bohm, "Deathquest: An Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Capital Punishment in the United States," Anderson Publishing, 1999.
"The Death Penalty in America: Current Controversies," H. Bedau, editor, Oxford University Press, 1997.
K. O'Shea, "Women and the Death Penalty in the United States, 1900-1998," Praeger 1999.
W. Schabas "The Abolition of the Death Penalty in International Law," Cambridge University Press, second edition, 1997.
"Society's Final Solution: A History and Discussion of the Death Penalty," L. Randa, editor, University Press of America, 1997.
Rogers, Simon. "Death Penalty Statistics, Country by Country." TheGaurdian. Mona Chalabi, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 July 2015.
Answer to my question 1
Which countries still perform the death penalty?
I have always had the image that mostly every country still use capital punishment, but I was very surprised to see on TheGaurdian, that most countries used to use capital punishment, but have recently been abolished.
The top 10 countries that still frequently perform the death penalty are China, Iran, Saudi Arabia,Iraq ,United States, Pakistan , Yemen, Korea (North), Vietnam, and Libya.
Rogers, Simon. "Death Penalty Statistics, Country by Country." TheGaurdian. Mona Chalabi, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 July 2015.
I have always had the image that mostly every country still use capital punishment, but I was very surprised to see on TheGaurdian, that most countries used to use capital punishment, but have recently been abolished.
The top 10 countries that still frequently perform the death penalty are China, Iran, Saudi Arabia,Iraq ,United States, Pakistan , Yemen, Korea (North), Vietnam, and Libya.
Rogers, Simon. "Death Penalty Statistics, Country by Country." TheGaurdian. Mona Chalabi, 13 Dec. 2013. Web. 9 July 2015.
2015年7月7日火曜日
Answer to my questions
What is the difference between corporal
punishment and capital punishment?
The word ‘corporal punishment’ comes from
the Latin word meaning body. On the other hand, ‘capital punishment’ comes from
the Latin word the head.
Corporal punishment is a type of physical
punishment and it includes flogging, canning, mutilation, and branding. It is
not only apply to criminals but to all offenders because it varies to a mild
one to a harsh one. It could be applied to a child, to a prisoner, and to anyone
who offensive.
Capital punishment is to execute to punish someone
for committing a very serious crime. It can only be applied by a proper legal
trial. So there are some countries that capital punishment does not exist.
Jayde, Lippert, and Dames Kamal. "Master
Debaters." : Capital Punishment vs Corporal Punishment, by Kamal Dames and
Jayde Lippert. 17 Mar. 2010. Web. 7 July 2015. <http://enc1102-11304.blogspot.jp/2010/03/capital-punishment-vs-corporal.html>.
"Introduction to Capital
Punishment." BBC News. BBC. Web. 7 July 2015. <http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/intro.shtml>.
"Corporal Punishment."
Infoplease. Infoplease. Web. 7 July 2015. <http://www.infoplease.com/encyclopedia/society/corporal-punishment.html>.
Answer to my questions.
Is it hypocritical?
I think it is very controversy issue so I do
not say what I say is the correct answer because it differs on one’s perspective.
However, I searched about it and found that
about 70% says it is and 30% says it is not. This is a web questioner result. According
to what I found, it seems that it is thought to be hypocritical in general.
B, Blake. "Killing Is Killing: The
Rampant Hypocrisy Associated with Death Penalty Recommendations and Those Who
Refuse to Be Counted." THE BOSTON MARATHON BOMBINGS:What Happened? 3 Feb.
2013. Web. 6 July 2015. <http://thebostonmarathonbombings.weebly.com/killing-is-killing-the-rampant-hypocrisy-associated-with-death-penalty-recommendations-and-those-who-refuse-to-be-counted.html>.
"Is the Death Penalty
Hypocritical?" Is the Death Penalty Hypocritical? Web. 6 July 2015. <http://www.debate.org/opinions/is-the-death-penalty-hypocritical>.
2015年7月6日月曜日
Answer to my second question
Is the death penalty cheaper than keeping
the criminal alive?
I only searched about japan because japan
is well known for good treatments in prison.
All the expense needed in prison is paid
with taxes and a criminal need about 1310 yen per day on average, including
clothes and medical expenses. However, it does not include payment for the
guards nor other expenses needed to put them in prison and to keep them in
prison. In addition, they actually get paid per hour, about 4215 yen on average
a month per a criminal. This is all supplied by taxes.
It is true in prisons, criminals have to
work and it’s a very hard work that they are told to do in the prison, they
still get good treatment.
On the other hand, condemned criminals do
not have to work at all and get a single room. They get the same treatment as
the other criminals and wait for the day of execution to come. The Japanese
government does not publish how much it needs to perform execution. Though there
are some researches about it based on what the government stated and looking at
what American government is publishing about death penalty.
However, it seems that execution cost is
very high. It’s higher than keeping one criminal that is to be imprisoned for
life.
Katou,
Hideyuki, and Anami Yanase. "「日本国内の確定死刑囚は8月現在107人」 極刑執行刑場の公開で死刑廃止につながるか - ライブドアニュース." ライブドアニュース.
5 Sept. 2010. Web. 6 July 2015. <http://news.livedoor.com/article/detail/4990059/>.
神崎, 和也. "Prison Is
Heaven!? - 東京・大阪の事業再生コンサルティング - 株式会社喜望大地." Prison Is Heaven!? - 東京・大阪の事業再生コンサルティング - 株式会社喜望大地. 1 Mar. 2012. Web. 6 July 2015. <http://gmmi.jp/column/2012/03/prison-is-heaven.html>.
"レファレンス協同データベース."
レファレンス協同データベース. 7 Feb. 2014. Web. 6 July 2015. <http://crd.ndl.go.jp/reference/modules/d3ndlcrdentry/index.php?page=ref_view&id=1000150029>.
"調査結果2：死刑の費用." 調査結果2：死刑の費用. Web. 6 July
2015. <http://www009.upp.so-net.ne.jp/wcr/shikei/nj_2_C.html>.
"知られざる死刑囚の実態." Atom. 2 Sept. 2013. Web. 12 July 2015. <http://takashi1016.com/•capital-punishment>.
2015年7月4日土曜日
Answer to my first question.
Is death penalty not only applied to
murderers but also rapists and thieves?
In Japan.
Death penalty is of course applied to
murder.
Rapists do not get death penalty unless
they kill the person on purpose.
If they didn't kill the victim on purpose (
such a case when the victim suicide ) they do not get death penalty, the worst
punishment they get is imprisonment for life.
If the victim didn’t even get hurt physically,
they only get 3 years to 30 years in prison.
About thieves.
If the thief hurt the victim, he (or she)
gets lifelong or more than 6 years in prison.
If the victim is murdered, he (or she) gets
death penalty or imprisonment for life.
"日本はレイプで死刑には絶対ならない？." 教えて！goo. 5 Apr. 2014. Web. 4 July 2015.
"強盗致死傷罪." -
Wikipedia. Web. 4 July 2015.
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