ULIS (n=87) HLU (n=83)

Statement Mode Median Mean SD Mode Median Mean SD

Reasons for 4.00 4.00 3.59 1.12 4.00 4.00 4.06 0.87
supporting
the death
penalty:
Crime is one
of the most
serious social
problems
facing society
today.
It costs more 4.00 3.00 3.13 1.25 4.00 3.00 3.28 1.23
money to
incarcerate
someone for
life without
parole for the
crime of
murder than it
does to
execute that
person.

I feel the 3.00 3.00 2.71 1.28 1.00 2.00 2.65 1.46
death penalty
should only be
used for the
crime of
murder and
no other
crime, such as
rape.

The death 4.00 4.00 3.52 1.08 3.00 3.00 3.29 1.19
penalty is a
more effective
deterrence
than life
imprisonment
.
 I become 4.00 4.00 3.54 1.15 3.00 4.00 3.52 1.16
angry when a
convicted
murderer
does not
receive the
death penalty.

Most 4.00 4.00 3.54 0.95 3.00 3.00 3.05 1.37

convicted
murderers
would kill
again if given
the
opportunity.
We need 4.00 4.00 3.41 1.32 3.00 4.00 3.51 1.16
capital
punishment to
provide law
and order in
society.

Reasons for 2.00 3.00 2.80 1.08 3.00 3.00 2.80 1.10
opposing the
death
penalty:
Executions set
a violent
example that
leads to
further
violence.
There is a 4.00 4.00 3.59 1.02 4.00 4.00 3.72 1.06
danger of
sentencing an
innocent
person to
death.
When society 4.00 4.00 3.37 1.30 1.00 3.00 2.70 1.37
executes an
individual for
a violent
crime, it is
responding to
violence with
violence.
It saddens me 3.00 3.00 3.06 1.30 4.00 3.00 2.75 1.29
when a
person is
executed,
regardless of
the crime they
committed.

The poor are 4.00 3.00 3.11 1.28 2.00 3.00 2.93 1.31
more likely to
receive the
death penalty
than are the
middle class
and rich.

The death 4.00 3.00 3.06 1.23 1.00 3.00 2.58 1.34
penalty serves
little purpose
other than to
demonstrate
society's
cruelty.

Freshmen(n=87) Sophomores (n=37) Junior (n=23) Senior (n=27)

Stateme M Me M S M Me M S M Me M S Mo Me M S
nt od dian ea D od dian ea D od dian ea D de dian ea D
e n e n e n n
Reason 4.0 4.00 3.7 1. 3.0 4.00 3.7 1. 4.0 4.00 4.0 0. 4.00 4.0 3.9 0.
s for 0 5 1 0 3 1 0 4 7 0 6 8
suppor 2 2 1 1
ting the
death
penalty
: Crime
is one
of the
most
serious
social
proble
ms
facing
society
today.
 It costs 4.0 4.00 3.5 1. 4.0 3.00 2.8 1. 2.0 2.00 2.5 1. 2.00 3.0 3.1 1.
more 0 5 1 0 9 1 0 2 3 0 1 2
money 2 5 8 8
to
incarcer
ate
someon
e for life
without
parole
for the
crime of
murder
than it
does to
execute
that
person.
I feel 2.0 2.00 2.4 1. 1.0 3.00 2.8 1. 1.0 2.00 2.5 1. 3.00 3.0 3.1 1.
the 0 9 2 0 1 3 0 7 5 0 9 4
death 6 9 6 2
penalty
should
only be
used for
the
crime of
murder
and no
other
crime,
such as
rape.
The 4.0 4.00 3.5 0. 3.0 4.00 3.5 1. 2.0 2.00 2.7 1. 5.00 4.0 3.4 1.
death 0 3 9 0 1 0 0 4 2 0 4 4
penalty 8 4 9 2
is a
more
effectiv
e
deterre
nce
than life
impriso
nment.
I 3.0 4.00 3.6 1. 3.0 3.00 3.3 1. 4.0 3.00 3.1 1. 4.00 4.0 3.7 1.
become 0 6 0 0 2 2 0 3 1 0 4 2
angry 5 3 4 9
 when a
convicte
d
murder
er does
not
receive
the
death
penalty.
Most 3.0 3.00 3.2 1. 3.0 3.00 3.1 1. 4.0 4.00 3.3 1. 5.00 4.0 3.5 1.
convicte 0 9 0 0 1 2 0 5 4 0 6 3
d 4 4 3 7
murder
ers
would
kill
again if
given
the
opportu
nity.
We 4.0 4.00 3.4 1. 4.0 4.00 3.5 1. 4.0 4.00 3.6 1. 3.00 3.0 3.2 1.
need 0 5 2 0 1 1 0 5 1 0 6 3
capital 5 9 9 5
punish
ment to
provide
law and
order in
society.
Reason 3.0 3.00 2.8 1. 4.0 3.00 2.7 1. 4.0 3.00 2.6 1. 2.00 3.0 3.0 1.
s for 0 0 0 0 3 1 0 5 1 0 4 1
opposin 2 2 5 9
g the
death
penalty
:
Executi
ons set
a
violent
exampl
e that
leads to
further
violenc
e.
There is 4.0 4.00 3.6 1. 4.0 4.00 3.6 0. 4.0 4.00 3.6 1. 4.00 4.0 3.8 1.
a 0 3 0 0 2 8 0 1 1 0 1 0
danger 7 9 6 8
of
sentenc
ing an
innocen
t person
to
death.
When 4.0 3.00 3.1 1. 5.0 3.00 3.2 1. 2.0 2.00 2.6 1. 1.00 3.0 2.6 1.
society 0 7 3 0 7 4 0 5 3 0 7 4
execute 0 5 7 1
s an
individu
al for a
violent
crime, it
is
respond
ing to
violence
with
violence
.
It 3.0 3.00 2.6 1. 3.0 3.00 3.1 1. 2.0 3.00 3.0 1. 3.00 4.0 3.4 1.
saddens 0 3 2 0 1 2 0 0 3 0 1 3
me 8 0 5 1
when a
person
is
execute
d,
regardle
ss of
the
crime
they
committ
ed.
The 4.0 4.00 3.2 1. 4.0 3.00 2.9 1. 2.0 2.00 2.5 1. 2.00 3.0 2.9 1.
poor 0 2 2 0 7 1 0 2 3 0 3 3
are 7 9 8 8
more
likely to
receive
the
death
penalty
than
are the
middle
class
and
rich.
The 3.0 3.00 2.7 1. 4.0 3.00 2.8 1. 1.0 3.00 2.7 1. 4.00 3.0 3.1 1.
death 0 2 2 0 6 2 0 8 4 0 1 2
penalty 9 9 8 2
serves
little
purpose
other
than to
demons
trate
society'
s
cruelty.