Shrinking Majority of Americans Support Death Penalty
According to a 2013 Pew Research Center survey, 55% of U.S. adults say they favor the death penalty for persons convicted of murder. A significant minority (37%) oppose the practice.
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Indians See Rape as a Major National Problem
Survey Report One year after the gang rape and murder of a 23-year-old student in New Delhi made national headlines, Indians remain concerned about the problem of rape in their country and the inadequacy of the criminal justice system in dealing with the issue. A national poll conducted by the Pew Research Center between December […]
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Chapter 2. Egyptian Views of Leaders, Organizations, Institutions
A narrow majority of Egyptians support the military’s removal of Mohamed Morsi from power last year, and the same percentage has a positive opinion of the man who replaced him as the country’s most powerful figure, Abdel Fattah El-Sisi. Support for Morsi and his organization, the Muslim Brotherhood, is down significantly from 2013, although about […]
