4. History of The Death Penalty
Executions began all the way
back in ancient times, when
tribes executed enemies
Common in ancient Greece,
The Tang Dynasty,
extremely common in the
middle ages, and ever since
then.
5. The World
Around the world there are
many more executions
than just in the US
Nigeria has had 659
executions just in 2014
7. History In Canada
Dates back to 1759
Eliminated the penalty on July 14th, 1976
1481 were sentenced to death before then
710 of them were executed
The only method was hanging
The last execution in Canada was of Arthur
Lucas and Ronald Turpin.
On June 30th, 1987, there was an attempt to
8. Why It Was Abolished
Everyone has a right to life in the
constitution
Canada determined it was better to
give a life sentence
The Liberals passed a motion
declaring “We Should Abolish the
Death Penalty”
9. Public Opinion
Ever Since 2000, the public
increased their want for
the death penalty.
The vote tally rose by 20%
Support for the death
penalty became more
similar to the US.
In 2004, people for the
death penalty were 48%,
but in 2013, 63%.
11. History in America
The Death Penalty is used by 32
states today.
It was suspended by the supreme
court from 1972-76 ut resumed.
Texas has had by far the most
executions, 532, which is 5 times
the nearest highest amount.
In total, there have been 1,431
recorded executions to date, and
there are 2934 people on death row
12. Why It Still Exists Today
Much More homicides in America than
Canada
Choice of individual states
Texas has by far the most executions
Suspended by the supreme court in
1972 but resumed in 1976
The minimum age to be executed is
Youngest person ever executed in the
13. Public Opinion
There is lots of mixed
opinion in the US about
the death penalty
In different states, the view
is different.
Different states can
choose to abolish the
death penalty
17. Should Anything Change?
This is a question that has
been debated for a long
time
There have been multiple
votes, but most haven’t
changed much of anything.
In the US, many states have
abolished the death penalty,
ut 32 still use it today.
18. Conclusion
The Death Penalty
By: William Kaplin
In the UK, Canada and America,
sides for and against the death
penalty are pretty much even
Began in ancient times
Abolished in Canada since 1976
In the US, active in 32 states
Texas has had the most
executions
Opinion globally varies about the
topic