Abstract
The extant literature on death penalty is mostly focused upon arguments in favor or in opposition to death penalty as a punishment for heinous crimes such as murder.
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This list will vary from one country to another based on the country’s laws and procedures in place for death penalty inmates.
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Sahni, S.P., Junnarkar, M. (2020). Psychosocial Factors Associated with Death Penalty: Impact on Families of Victims, Families of Defendants and the “Others”. In: The Death Penalty. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-3129-3_5
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