POLS 3600 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Aircraft Hijacking, Owensboro, Kentucky, Excessive Bail Clause

• School: University of Georgia
• Department: Political Science
• Course: POLS 3600
• Professor: Ethan Boldt

Document Summary

The most frequent users of the death penalty internationally are . Up until the 1700s- the focus of punishment was on the body of the offender; death was a common punishment. Public executions continued until the 20th century (south & west) Last public execution: august 14th, 1936 in owensboro, kentucky. There are five methods of execution currently on the books. only one is used regularly. The death penalty is rare globally, implemented by few nations. In the u. s. the public has generally supported its use. Several states have banned its use via a moratorium or repeal of the state"s death penalty. Texas is the most frequent executioner state by raw number, oklahoma per capita. Most are done in the southern part of the us. Since the decision in gregg allowing the death sentence, no more than 100 people per year have been executed in the us. In recent years, its use has been trending downward.