No. Those are pretty well-examined and found wanting.
The death penalty is more of a knee-jerk issue that remains unexamined by many because of what I said about challenged beliefs. People like Galileo and Isaac Newton are threatened with death for blasphemy when they uncover what is eventually recognized as true, but initially threatens long-held but unexamined beliefs. More like that.
By whom? Those are now societal norms. Do you think it is coincidental that the anti death penalty movement started up at the same time that the pro abortion, pro homosexual, anti school prayer movements started attempting to change our culture for the worse?