(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The majority of people in Mexico think the death penalty should be implemented to deal with specific offences, according to a poll by Parametría. At least 60 per cent of respondents think capital punishment should be applied to people convicted of rape, homicide and kidnapping.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Most adults in the United States support capital punishment in specific cases, according to a poll by the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute. 63 per cent of respondents favour the death penalty for persons convicted of murder, and 55 per cent would rely on it to punish persons convicted of child rape.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – The number of people who support the death penalty has increased in the Czech Republic, according to a poll by CVVM. 62 per cent of respondents think the practice should be allowed in the country, up four points since June 2007.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in the United States see no problem with two specific behaviours, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 70 per cent of respondents believe divorce is morally acceptable, while 63 per cent feel the same way about gambling.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Brazilian adults are almost evenly divided on the topic of capital punishment, according to a poll by Datafolha published in Folha de Sao Paulo. 47 per cent of respondents would vote to reinstate the death penalty in a referendum, while 46 per cent would vote against.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – A majority of adults in the United States is supportive of capital punishment, according to a poll by Harris Interactive. 63 per cent of respondents believe in the death penalty, down six points since 2003.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Half of adults in Britain would be in favour of restoring the death penalty for cases of murder, according to a poll by YouGov. 50 per cent of respondents share this opinion, while 40 per cent disagree.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Many adults in Canada have no problem allowing specific social behaviours, according to a poll by Angus Reid Strategies. More than 80 per cent of respondents think contraception, divorce, and sexual relations between an unmarried man and woman are morally acceptable.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Two-thirds of people in Australia believe people convicted of murder should not face the death penalty, according to a poll by Roy Morgan International. 67 per cent of respondents think the punishment for this crime should be imprisonment, down two points since December 2005.
(Angus Reid Global Monitor) – Support for the use of capital punishment remains high in the United States, according to a poll by Gallup released by USA Today. 69 per cent of respondents are in favour of the death penalty for a person convicted of murder, up four points since May 2006.
