Questions - Death Penalty - March 21-22, 2013
68% Say Bigger Problem in Law Enforcement Is Too Many Criminals Are Released
59% Favor Death Penalty
44% See U.S. Justice System As Fair, 40% Disagree
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National Survey of
1,000 Adults
Conducted March 21-22, 2013
By Rasmussen Reports
1* Do you favor or
oppose the death penalty?
2* Does the death
penalty help to deter crime?
3* Should the death
penalty be limited only to those who are convicted of murder?
4* How concerned are
you that some people may be executed for crimes they didn’t commit?
5* Has your state
banned the death penalty?
6* Is the U.S. system
of justice fair to most Americans?
7* Is the U.S. system
of justice fair to poor Americans?
8* Is the U.S. system
of justice fair to black and Hispanic Americans?
9* Which is a bigger
problem for the U.S. law enforcement and legal system—that too many innocent
people are arrested or that too many criminals are set free?
NOTE: Margin of Sampling Error, +/- 3 percentage points with a 95% level of confidence