Pertemuan 11 Death Penalty Trials and Appeals Pertemuan 11 Matakuliah: L Psikologi Forensik Tahun: Feb -2010

Justification of Punishment Backward looking –Retributive Forward looking –Detterence –Rehabilitation –Reconciliation

Detterence Cross-sectional research Longitudinal research

Types of Punishment Positive punishment Negative punishment

Side Effects of Punishment Skinner (1938) Boe & Church (1967)

Death Penalty, Does It Matter? Severity, or Immediateness and Consistency

Capital Punishment Link between attitude toward death penalty and likelihood of conviction –Cannot bar person from serving on jury due to beliefs against death penalty unless bias would result in ignoring evidence presented –Research: pro-death penalty more likely from high status, conservative, authoritarian males

Methods of execution Electrocution Lethal injection Hanging Shooting Beheading Stoning

Arguments for death penalty Deter perpetrators – would-be murderers fear being caught Protect society - convicted murderers prevented from killing again Provide justice for victim – a life for a life Is state’s responsibility – to preserve order, to right wrong Is more humane than alternatives – life imprisonment is a “living tomb”

Arguments for death penalty “Following the prison spokesman's announcement that Ted (Bundy) was officially dead, sounds of cheers came from the jubilant crowd and fireworks lit the sky. Shortly thereafter, a white hearse emerged from the prison gates with the remains of one of the countries most notorious serial killers. As the vehicle moved towards the crematorium, the surrounding crowd cheerfully applauded the end of a living nightmare.” From

Arguments against death penalty Is barbaric – against human rights, base vengeance, state-sanctioned murder Does not deter crime – no substantial proof of decreasing crime rates Takes innocent lives – eg. Timothy Evans, prejudice against certain groups Has high costs – cases time-consuming Has no possibility of rehabilitation – extenuating circumstances