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Views on the death penalty among college students in India

University of Toledo, USA

Sudershan Pasupuleti

University of Toledo, USA

Shanhe Jiang

University of Toledo, USA

K. Jaishankar

Manonmaniam Sundaranar University, India

Jagadish V. Bhimarasetty

R.M. College of Social Work, India

While research abounds on attitudes toward capital punishment in the United States, such work has been lacking in non-western nations — particularly in India, the world's largest democracy. Data recently collected have revealed variance in levels of support for the death penalty among Indian college students: 44 percent express some degree of opposition, 13 percent are uncertain, and 43 percent express some degree of support. Reasons for support or opposition also exhibited variance. According to a multivariate analysis, statistically significant reasons for support included retribution, instrumentalist goals, and incapacitation; while significant reasons for opposition included morality and the belief that deterrence could be achieved by imposing sentences of life without parole.

Key Words: capital punishment • death penalty support • death penalty views • India

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