Dr. Michael Blankenship
mblanken@boisestate.edu

Death Penalty Attitudes

Episode 2
Attitudes Toward Capital Punishment

It has been said that public support for capital punishment is a "mile wide and an inch deep." While a majority of U.S. citizens have never opposed the death penalty, support tends to drop with respondents are given alternatives. This episode explores attitudinal trends, the "Marshall Hypothesis," and why it is important to study attitudes toward capital punishment. (Length: 10:11)

For more information about capital punishment, visit the Death Penalty Information Center.

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