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Can Europe End the Death Penalty in America?

Americans' opinions on:

     Marijuana
     Immigration
     U.S. Supreme Court

Did you know:

Public support for the death penalty is at lowest point in over 30 years--60% in favor;
down from a high of 80% supporting the death penalty in the mid-1990s.

Trends:

Background checks • Crime rates • Deportations • Executions •
Drug arrests • Jail inmates • Murder weapons • Prisoners •
Public corruption • U.S. correctional population

Focus on: Terrorism

•	Confidence in government to protect citizens
•	Beliefs that there will soon be another terrorist attack in the U.S.
•	Concern about the Government's anti-terrorism policies
•	Fear that someone in family will become a victim of terrorism
•	Profiling of airline passengers
•	U.S. citizen deaths, injuries, and kidnapping resulting from international terrorism
•	More tables

  Quick fact:
      Based on a public opinion survey done in 2013, more than half (52%)
      of respondents believe the death penalty is applied fairly in the U.S.
      and nearly two-thirds (62%) believe it is morally acceptable.