Q. Where can I find info on capital punishment?

International capital punishment  

• Academic Search Complete  -- Enter terms i.e.  your favorite country “Japan” AND “death penalty” u 
• Global Issues in Context - enter keywords "capital punishment" for a super topic page 

• Our library catalog – use term “death penalty” or “capital punishment”  

• Procon.Org (see debate related to your country, for example within Buddhism AND death penalty AND Japanese parliament). 
• Public database called The Database on Death Penalty information, worldwide from Cornell Univ. 
•  Encyclopedia Britannica's entry on capital punishment  

Capital punishment inside United States

 Try:

• Opposing Viewpoints  - enter keywords "capital punishment" 

 

• CQ Researcher - enter "death penalty"

 

• JStor  - build in many keywords on top of "death penalty" to get best results, for example:

* death penalty AND

• "race AND uneven AND application" 
• "unconstitutional AND 8th Amendment"
• "moral AND ethical OR capital punishment"