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Capital Punishment Lawful imposition of the death penalty
How many countries have 55 countries and 2 nations (U.S. and Japan)
the death penalty?
-27 states
How many states have the -The U.S. military and the federal system use the death
death penalty? penalty (3 states have a moratorium which means the
governor puts a hold on executions)
-11 Execution (3 were federal executions)
-5 White, 6 Black
2021 Death Penalty Stats
-1 Female (Missouri)
-2414 inmates on death row in the U.S.
-Michigan does not have the death penalty
Michigan Death Penalty -Abolished in 1857
-Constitutionally banned in 1963
-Issued in 1790
-16 since 1977
Federal Death Penalty Federal Death Row
-Terre Haute, IN, since 1993
-44 inmates on death row
-Method: Lethal Injection
, -Lisa Montgomery
Last Three People -Cory Johnson
Executed with the Federal -Dustin John Higgs
Death Penalty (in 2021)
NONE SCHEDULED IN 2022
-Pregnant women
Who cannot be executed? -Children
-Those with intellectual disability
-Lethal Injection
-Electrocution
Methods of Execution -Lethal Gas
-Firing Squad
-Hanging
-Used in most states
Lethal Injection
-1,2, or 3 drug protocol
Electrocution Authorized in 8 states (multiple methods)
Lethal Gas Authorized in 7 states (all use injection as primary)
Authorized in 4 states (Utah, Oklahoma, Mississippi,
Firing Squad
and South Carolina)
Authorized in 3 States (New Hampshire, Washington,
Hanging
Delaware)
-Deterrence through fear of punishment (General
Deterrence)
-Restores moral order
-"Just Desserts"
Arguments FOR the Death -Incapacitation (protects society)
Penalty -Constitutionally appropriate
-More humane than life in prison
-Reduce costs
-Almost impossible to execute an innocent person
-Closure for victims' families
, -Does not deter crime
-Violates human rights
-Racial minorities most affected
Arguments AGAINST the
-Too expensive
Death Penalty
-Boosts murder rate (brutalizing effect)
-Not all people want vengeance
-Arbitrary and unfair
-Handles youthful offenders and other children
subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
-Limited Jurisdiction
What is the Juvenile Justice
System?
Based on Parens Patriae
-Father of the Country
-State acts in the best
First Juvenile Court Cook County, Illinois (1899)
-Delinquent Children
-Dependent Children
Who Falls Under the
-Neglected Children
Juvenile Justice System?
-Abused Children
-Status Offender
-Violate the criminal law
Delinquent Children
-Criminals if adults
What % of all arrests are 6.17%
juveniles?
Dependent Children No parents or guardians to care for them
Neglected Children Do not receive proper care from guardian
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse at the hands of a
Abused Children
caregiver
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Capital Punishment Lawful imposition of the death penalty
How many countries have 55 countries and 2 nations (U.S. and Japan)
the death penalty?
-27 states
How many states have the -The U.S. military and the federal system use the death
death penalty? penalty (3 states have a moratorium which means the
governor puts a hold on executions)
-11 Execution (3 were federal executions)
-5 White, 6 Black
2021 Death Penalty Stats
-1 Female (Missouri)
-2414 inmates on death row in the U.S.
-Michigan does not have the death penalty
Michigan Death Penalty -Abolished in 1857
-Constitutionally banned in 1963
-Issued in 1790
-16 since 1977
Federal Death Penalty Federal Death Row
-Terre Haute, IN, since 1993
-44 inmates on death row
-Method: Lethal Injection
, -Lisa Montgomery
Last Three People -Cory Johnson
Executed with the Federal -Dustin John Higgs
Death Penalty (in 2021)
NONE SCHEDULED IN 2022
-Pregnant women
Who cannot be executed? -Children
-Those with intellectual disability
-Lethal Injection
-Electrocution
Methods of Execution -Lethal Gas
-Firing Squad
-Hanging
-Used in most states
Lethal Injection
-1,2, or 3 drug protocol
Electrocution Authorized in 8 states (multiple methods)
Lethal Gas Authorized in 7 states (all use injection as primary)
Authorized in 4 states (Utah, Oklahoma, Mississippi,
Firing Squad
and South Carolina)
Authorized in 3 States (New Hampshire, Washington,
Hanging
Delaware)
-Deterrence through fear of punishment (General
Deterrence)
-Restores moral order
-"Just Desserts"
Arguments FOR the Death -Incapacitation (protects society)
Penalty -Constitutionally appropriate
-More humane than life in prison
-Reduce costs
-Almost impossible to execute an innocent person
-Closure for victims' families
, -Does not deter crime
-Violates human rights
-Racial minorities most affected
Arguments AGAINST the
-Too expensive
Death Penalty
-Boosts murder rate (brutalizing effect)
-Not all people want vengeance
-Arbitrary and unfair
-Handles youthful offenders and other children
subject to the jurisdiction of the juvenile court
-Limited Jurisdiction
What is the Juvenile Justice
System?
Based on Parens Patriae
-Father of the Country
-State acts in the best
First Juvenile Court Cook County, Illinois (1899)
-Delinquent Children
-Dependent Children
Who Falls Under the
-Neglected Children
Juvenile Justice System?
-Abused Children
-Status Offender
-Violate the criminal law
Delinquent Children
-Criminals if adults
What % of all arrests are 6.17%
juveniles?
Dependent Children No parents or guardians to care for them
Neglected Children Do not receive proper care from guardian
Physical, emotional, or sexual abuse at the hands of a
Abused Children
caregiver
