International Use of the Death Penalty

This research sampled 163 nations of the world to determine the use and non-use of capital punishment for 1980-85. The first conclusion was that the majority of the nations do have a legal device to administer capital punishment (77% with Yes; N = 126). The 22 nations who executed averaged 4.2 execu...

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Published in:International journal of comparative and applied criminal justice 1990-01, Vol.14 (1-2), p.239-260
Main Authors: WIECHMAN, DENNIS, KENDALL, JERRY, BAE, RONALD
Format: Article
Language:English
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Summary:This research sampled 163 nations of the world to determine the use and non-use of capital punishment for 1980-85. The first conclusion was that the majority of the nations do have a legal device to administer capital punishment (77% with Yes; N = 126). The 22 nations who executed averaged 4.2 executions, per year. When the other nations are factored in, the average is 1.57 "official executions" per year (N = 163). Many nations have the legal device to execute, but few do. The top nations reporting were South Africa with 111, and Mauritius with 25 (per year 1980-85). The average age for execution for the 42 reporting nations was 18. The United States of America was the only nation reporting for less than 16 years old. The following "methods of execution" were reported: Nations also excluded from the death penalty for the following reasons: Only 7 nations reported "open" or "public" executions.
ISSN:0192-4036
2157-6475
DOI:10.1080/01924036.1990.9688942