By the early 1890s, electrocution had replaced hanging as the dominant form of capital punishment. Between 1930 and 1967, when the U.S. Supreme Court ordered a nationwide stay of pending executions, nearly 3,800 people were put to death. Substantially fewer persons (66) were executed in 2001. (Schmalleger, 2003, p... displayed 300 characters
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(Schmalleger, 2003, p.406). The number of people being executed may have gone down but it is still happening.
Why do people favor capital punishment? Many favor it because they believe it will make someone think twice before actually committing a crime. Others feel that unless the criminal is put to death he or she will still have a chance to commit another crime... displayed 300 characters
