How Death Penalty Supporters and Opponents View Its Morality, Fairness and Effectiveness Among those who favor/oppose the death penalty, % who say
Death penalty supporters overwhelmingly view it as morally justified: 90% say that when someone commits a crime like murder, the death penalty is morally justified. Just 26% of death penalty opponents view it as morally justified.
Yet the differences between death penalty supporters and opponents are not as stark when it comes to other opinions about capital punishment. A large majority (84%) of those who oppose the death penalty say there is a risk that an innocent person will be put to death; so too do 63% of death penalty supporters.
How Death Penalty Supporters and Opponents View  | Its Morality, Fairness and Effectiveness  | Among those who favor/oppose the death penalty, % who say  | Favor death pena Ity  | Oppo se dea th penalty  | 90  | 84  | 78  | 68  | 49  | 42  | 26  | Death penaltyis  | Some risk of  | Minorities more  | Not a crime  | morally justified putting finnocentto  | deterrent  | likely sentenced to  | death  | death  | Survey conducted March 25-29 2015  | PEW RESEARCH CENTER 