How Strong Is Public Support for the Death Penalty in Singapore?

Autor:	Jack Tsen-Ta Lee, Wing Cheong Chan, Ern Ser Tan, Braema Mathi
Rok vydání:	2017
Předmět:	business.industry 05 social sciences Drug trafficking Criminology Public opinion Order (exchange) Political science Law 050501 criminology Deterrence (legal) 0501 psychology and cognitive sciences Public support business Life imprisonment 050104 developmental & child psychology 0505 law
Zdroj:	Asian Journal of Criminology. 13:91-107
ISSN:	1871-014X 1871-0131
DOI:	10.1007/s11417-017-9260-y
Popis:	Singapore is well known internationally for its uncompromising stance towards law and order and its use of the death penalty in particular for murder and drug trafficking. Until 2012, it was one of the few countries in the world where the death penalty was mandatory for persons convicted of these two crimes. The law was amended in 2012 to give a judge the choice to impose the death penalty or life imprisonment (with caning) for non-intentional murder and drug trafficking in some situations. What do Singaporeans think of the use of the death penalty in their own country? This article reports on some findings of a survey conducted in 2016 on 1500 Singaporeans to assess their knowledge and support of the death penalty.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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