Death Penalty

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Death Penalty

In 1962, Daniel Frank was executed by the death penalty for the crime of theft. This was the first known execution by capital punishment. Since then, the death penalty has been a major part of the criminal justice system.
In 1930, death penalty statistics began to be collected on a regular basis. From 1930-1967, 3, 859 people were executed under civil jurisdiction in the United States. During this period, 54% of those executed were black, 45% were white and the one remaining percent were members of other racial backgrounds. During the same period, the U.S. Army and Air Force executed 160 people. 106 were for murder (some involving rape), 53 were for rape and one for desertion.
By the end of the 1960's, all but 10 states had laws that allowed the death penalty, but because of heavy pressure by those who opposed the death penalty, an unofficial delay was placed on the performance of any other execution for several years.
There are many different beliefs and arguments on this subject. Death penalty advocates justify ca...

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