The abolition of capital punishment in Britain.(The End of the Rope, part 1)
From: Contemporary Review
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Date: 2/1/1998
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Author: Phillips, Tom
The gradual abolition of the death penalty in the UK resulted not from benevolent reasons or a radical shift in penal philosophy. On the contrary, it was the culmination of efforts to sanitize capital punishment and make executions appear more humane and scientific. The abolition of capital punishment was mandated by the Parliament under the Murder Bill of 1965. Prior to the passage of the legislation, several reforms related to procedures of execution were introduced. Accordingly, execution ...
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