Survey on Singapore Residents' Attitudes Towards the Death Penalty 2021

The Ministry of Home Affairs, Singapore, conducted a survey in 2021 to better understand public perceptions towards the Singapore Government’s policy positions on the death penalty.  The survey found that the majority of the respondents agreed that Singapore’s policy positions on the death penalty were appropriate and believed in the deterrent effect of the death penalty.  A large proportion of respondents also believed that mandatory death penalty was a more effective deterrent compared to discretionary death penalty, and that the death penalty was more effective than life imprisonment in deterring people from committing serious crimes.

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