Death Penalty: Opposed

Introduction | Definitions | Statistics | Case Studies | In favor | Opposed | Internet | Questions

Voices against the Death Penalty Introduction

Introduction

The Case Against The Death Penalty LONG: eight Arguments against the death penalty by Hugo Adam Bedau; also at site 2 and site 3

Myth: Murderers deserve death; Myth: We shouldn't waste tax dollars keeping murderers alive in prison; Myth: Getting tough on crime reduces crime Pro-death penalty myths

Websites

Death Penalty Information Center Very good; includes history, state law information, reports on issues surrounding the death penalty, special topics, and other links, studies, and articles

Amnesty International USA: Death Penalty Fact sheets, statistics, links, information about the death penalty around the world

American Bar Association Death Penalty Moratorium Implementation Project

American Civil Liberties Union: Death Penalty Support for several arguments against the death penalty

Death Penalty Information Statistics, frequently asked questions, et cetera from the American Society of Criminology (ASC) Division on Critical Criminology

Human Rights: Death Penalty Links Links to resources, most of which are against the death penalty; information on abolition around the world

Stop the Death Penalty Campaign A collection of links from a human rights organization opposed to the death penalty

United Nations Agreements on Human Rights Part III, Article 6 of the Covenant on Civil and Political Rights covers the Death Penalty

Death Penalty Focus of California News and Information from an anti-capital punishment group

A Dozen Reasons to Oppose the Death Penalty This article, written by Marry Meehan, argues that the death penalty should be opposed.

Writing

The Economics of Capital Punishment Argument: The death penalty is too expensive

Executioner's swan song? Argument: Support for capital punishment is getting weaker

The death penalty...and African Americans Argument: Racial prejudice influences the death penalty

Deterrence and the Death Penalty: The Views of the Experts Argument: Criminologists believe that the death penalty is not an effective deterrent

Reflections on Televised Executions Argument: The death penalty is barbaric

Luck of draw plays role in death penalty appeals Ohio news story