Comparative Perspectives on the Death Penalty: An Agenda for the Next Generation of Capital Punishment Research

Session Submission Type: Complete Thematic Panel

Abstract

This panel offers a section of diverse, nuanced examination of death penalty phenomena. It offers a challenging and comprehensive analysis of issues critical to the abolition debate from a cross-national perspective. In addition to the addressing the universal arguments for abolition, capital punishment is presented from the standpoints of the co-victims of murder, the path traveled towards abolition in Middle Eastern countries, and the underlying issues separating death penalty rationales derived from divine law versus secular law.

Sub Unit

• Area VII: Criminal Justice Policy and Practice / 34: Capital Punishment

Individual Presentations

• Comparative Perspectives on Discretionary Capital Sentencing - Andrew Novak, George Mason University

• Witnessing Executions in Saudi Arabia: Is the Executioner Happy? - Jesse Doiron, Lamar University

• Family Members Feelings towards the Death Penalty: Is Offender Race a Factor? - Eric Bronson, Lamar University; Mayra Picon, Florida State University

• Middle Eastern Harshness in the Application of Death Penalty: Why Israel Is the Only Abolitionist? - Sanaz Alasti, Lamar University; Amir Fakhravar, Lamar University; Brittany Wood, Lamar University

Chair

• Eric Bronson, Lamar University

Discussant

• Sanaz Alasti, Lamar University