Gender and cultural differences on death penalty support and views among Indian and U.S. college students

IF 1.3 Q3 CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY

Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice Pub Date : 2018-10-02 DOI:10.1080/15377938.2015.1015195

E. Lambert, D. Baker, O. Elechi, Shanhe Jiang, M. Khondaker, S. Pasupuleti, N. Hogan

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Abstract

ABSTRACT The death penalty is used as a criminal sanction in 58 out of 193 United Nations countries across the globe, yet the vast majority of research on capital punishment views has been conducted on Western nations, particularly the United States. This study examined the level of death penalty support among college students from both India and the United States. U.S. students expressed greater support for capital punishment compared to their Indian counterparts. In addition, men in both countries were more likely to support the death penalty. The reasons for supporting or opposing capital punishment also varied by gender and nation. Men expressed greater support for reasons of retribution, deterrence, and incapacitation, whereas women were more likely to oppose capital punishment for the reasons of rehabilitation, innocence, and morality. There were differences by nation on rationales to support or oppose capital punishment. Except for incapacitation, Indian students were more polarized in their reasons to support or oppose the death penalty. The findings support the contention that gender and culture play a role in the capital punishment views of the respondents in this study.

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印度和美国大学生对死刑支持和观点的性别和文化差异

摘要全球193个联合国国家中有58个国家将死刑作为刑事制裁，但绝大多数关于死刑观点的研究都是针对西方国家，尤其是美国。这项研究调查了印度和美国大学生对死刑的支持程度。与印度学生相比，美国学生表示更支持死刑。此外，这两个国家的男性更有可能支持死刑。支持或反对死刑的理由也因性别和国家而异。男性出于报复、威慑和丧失行为能力的原因表示更大的支持，而女性则更可能出于康复、清白和道德的原因反对死刑。各国在支持或反对死刑的理由上存在分歧。除了丧失行为能力之外，印度学生在支持或反对死刑的理由上更加两极分化。研究结果支持了性别和文化在本研究受访者的死刑观点中发挥作用的论点。

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Journal of Ethnicity in Criminal Justice CRIMINOLOGY & PENOLOGY-

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