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| Published: December 28, 2021
Capital Punishment in India: A Public Perception
Assistant Professor, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
Student, Gargi College, University of Delhi, India Google Scholar More about the auther
DIP: 18.01.213.20210904
DOI: 10.25215/0904.213
ABSTRACT
The study involved 402 participants, of which 263 were females, 138 males and 1 non-binary between the age group of 18 and above, belonging to those who had access to the internet and were familiar with the English language. For the study a three-part questionnaire was developed and administered to Indian participants who met the inclusion criteria. The questionnaire was divided into demographic details, support towards death penalty measure using the Likert scale, and additional questions regarding the same. The results showed moderate support towards death penalty by majority of the participants (n=326). There exists a significant difference between the views of men and women regarding the crimes for which death penalty should be used as punishment and executing individuals with mental illnesses. There also exists a belief in the deterrence effect of death penalty, which is correlated to the support of death penalty (r=0.69, p<0.01). The latter is also positively correlated to death penalty hindering the right to life of the convicted (r=0.52, p<0.01). Participants also believe imprisonment is harsher than death penalty.
Keywords
Death Penalty, India, Public Opinion, Deterrence Effect, Punishment, Juvenile Punishment, Exempting Reasons, Capital Punishment, Death Penalty Perception
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© 2021, Chaudhary S. & Gupta B.
Received: November 12, 2021; Revision Received: December 26, 2021; Accepted: December 28, 2021
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ISSN 2348-5396
ISSN 2349-3429
18.01.213.20210904
10.25215/0904.213
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Published in Volume 09, Issue 4, October- December, 2021