| Level | File |
| Ref No | BPS/001/11/04/02/04/33 |
| Title | Capital Punishment 1987 |
| Date | 1987 |
| Extent | 1 folder |
| Description | Correspondence concerning whether the British Psychological Society should have a position statement on capital punishment includes notes by the Division of Criminological and Legal Psychology.
A proposed emergency debate on the subject in the House of Commons had been defeated. |
| Format | Textual Material |
| Notes | The History of Psychology Centre is committed to creating an inclusive environment for all our users. Be aware that our catalogue contains historic terminology relating to mental health which could be considered offensive. The terminology exists within the original record and has been retained to inform users on viewpoints at the time. It in no way reflects the attitudes of the cataloguers or the British Psychological Society. |
| Language | English |
| Related Material | BPS/001/11/04/01/01 BPS Parliamentary Group Papers 1985-1987
BPS/002/2/03/02/01 BPS DCLP Committee Papers 1984-1989 |
| RelatedRecord | BPS/001/11/04/01/01 |
| BPS/002/2/03/02/01 |
| AccessConditions | Authorised Users. View by Appointment. |
| AccessStatus | Open |
| Location | 13: BPS History of Psychology Centre, London |
| Term | Forensic Psychology |
| Public Relations |
| Crime |
| Crime and punishment |
| Rules | Description compiled in line with the following standard
ISAD (G) General International Standard Archival Description |
| ArchNote | Compiled by Claire Jackson BPS Archivist for the History of Psychology Centre. |
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Persons
| Code | PersonName | Dates |
| BPS/GB/83 | The British Psychological Society; Division of Forensic Psychology; 1977-; (DFP) | 1977- |