Death penalty

Abstract The main topic of this Bachelor´s thesis is the capital punishment. The aim of this thesis is to chart public opinion on this very controversial topic. The thesis also includes a research in which I examined public opinions on this metters. The aim of the theoretical part is to summarise and to explain the main terminology concerning this issue. It also provides a historical overview of the usage of capital punishment both in the Czech Republic and abroad. It shows the pluses and minuses of the topic and evaluates this issue from the philosophical and historical point of view. The practical part points at the public opinion on the re-establishment of the capital punishment in the Czech Republic. In this research has been employed a quantitative survey using questionnaires. My hypothesis states: People agree with the re-establishment of the capital punishment. The questionnaire has been originated through the website www.survio.cz and has been sent to social departments of various offices. It has also been displayed at the social media within the university where many students could express their opinions. I have gained 355 responces, six of which were discarded due to the incorrect completion. Out of these questionnaires I have created some diagrams featuring public opinion on the given issue. More details are included in the practical part