The death penalty, also know as capital punishment is the governments decision to execute an individual to punish him or her for the crime they have committed. This is viewed as good or bad from some peoples eyes and in some places it is outlawed. Its outlawed in most of Europe, Canada, Australia and a lot of other countries in the world but it is also practiced in almost 40 states. In the 60’s and 70’s capital punishment was favored but that changed over time. Execution can be done by hanging, electrocution, lethal injection, and even firing squads. All of this information and more can be found throughout this website.