abolition of the death penalty

Question 1

capital punishment was last used in

Answer 1

1964

Question 2

completely abolished in

Answer 2

1999

Question 3

Abolished because……..

Answer 3

ideas about punishment continued to change- reform and paying back were now considered more salient.

Question 4

also because…………….

Answer 4

-controversial cases in the 1950s led people to question the use of capital punishment

Question 5

1950 - Timothy Evans

Answer 5

• hanged for murdering his wife and baby

- later evidence proved he didn’t do it

Question 6

1953- Derek Bentley

Answer 6

• hanged for murdering a police officer, even though he didn’t fire the gun
• had serious learning difficulties