The Death Penalty: Gender Analysis

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According to a dozen recent studies an execution does save lives. For each inmate execution it is shown by studies that three to eighteen murders are prevented. By that it shows a big number that is getting prevented by murders.

CNN’s article, “Death Penalty Fast Facts” evaluates the backstory and archives of death penalty nominees and broke down facts for this article. The article shows the significance of women in death row is miniscule, yet not nonexistent, stating, “Women make up fewer than 2% of inmates sentenced to die on death row in the United States” (caption 1 2017). Capital punishment is legal in 31 states, however New Mexico and Nebraska tried to repeal death row, instead it was not retroactive and inmates are still sent to death row. Pennsylvania also imposed a moratorium on executions in 2015. Prior to the article there are photos of women who were on death row for various crimes, giving faces to these allegations. The article closes with a timeline on

Most women are more fragile and have domestic instincts. Our society describes women to be nurturing caregivers and less likely to receive the death penalty. Morin (2011) describes that women have religious beliefs that deter them from committing harsh crime (p.19). Waterbury, Connecticut district claims that seven percent of females are represented on death row. Gender presents a big gap in our correctional system in the preceding of capital punishment. Examples of the various methods that account towards the termination for capital punishment are clarified below.

The Ming Dynasty’s artistic style was influenced by its political events. In 1368, Zhu Yuan Zhang overthrew the Mongols’ Yuan empire to start the Ming empire. His son, Zhu Di, eventually became the Yongle emperor, and the capital moved from Nanjing to Beijing (“An Introduction to the Ming Dynasty”). Numerous citizens were involved with the court, and they served “the needs of the imperial family and the official bureaucracy” (“An Introduction to the Ming Dynasty”). In order to legitimize its rule, this empire adopted political traditions from earlier dynasties, such as the Tang and Song (“Ming Dynasty Education and Tradition”).

It applies to gender as well. According to a paper written by Proff. Sonja Starr, “men receive 63% longer sentences than women do.” Counterarguments to these claims are that men commit worse crimes than women. However, according to Starr’s paper, women are two times more likely to avoid incarceration if they are convicted. On top of that, when a woman walks into the court room, and they are defending themselves against a male, or even vise versa, the sympathy automatically goes to the woman. Many people often assume that women are the victims in any case, even when it is the exact

In the early centuries, it was rare to hear about a woman who committed murder, or was incarcerated. However, times have changed, and it has become somewhat of a norm in the twenty first century. According to Kravitz (2010), he states that according to a study conducted by The Institute on Women and Criminal Justice, the number of women in prisons in 2006 is 105,000.

William Shakespeare was one of the greatest authors in history. Shakespeare is a famous author known for his tragedies. Macbeth is a play loosely written about historical people. The play Macbeth was written between 1603 and 1606. Historical Macbeth who the play was written about, lived from 1005-1057. Shakespeare refers to “ If chance will have me king, why, chance may crown me.” Macbeth is saying whatever happens will happen. If fate wants Macbeth to be king, no matter what he does, he will become king. Shakespeare’s Macbeth and historical Macbeth have very little similarities. Shakespeare often took real events and used them as inspiration to write his plays. Being that theater is more dramatic than it actually is, he often changed

Republicans like Nancy Reagan, who stated that “more people would be alive today if there were a death penalty”, a controversial statement. On the other hand we have democrats like former secretary of state Hillary Clinton oppose abolishing the practice, and only in certain cases, rising question to whether its okay to subject only certain people to the death penalty like vigorous murderers or terrorists. There is a significant difference between whites and blacks in their support for the death penalty. The data showing that 71% of whites support the death penalty, compared with only 44% of blacks. This stark difference may be the result of the ongoing debate about the overrepresentation of blacks on death rows across the country(CITE). Men and women both seem to accept the ideal of the death penalty but women are less likely to support than men, but does gender really matter when we are considering someone’s life? Do we deserve to kill? Since the 20th century, the entire world has gradually turned its back on capital punishment, but it’s not over yet and unfortunately I don’t think it will be for a long time. It’s a touchy subject and there’s so many pro’s and con’s to each side of the decision. I don’t stand against the death penalty because it’s less money, even though it is, or because there are so many flaws in our government, where wrongfully accused people and mentally ill persons are sentenced to death, I stand against it because it’s morally wrong. Outside of the financial costs for the death penalty, which are in fact more costly than life in prison, what does it say about a society, which practices these killings? The only thing we can do to end the death penalty is to educate

The death penalty is a capital punishment that is put into effect for major crimes. The death penalty is a very controversial topic in the United States and throughout the world. There was a time period were the death penalty was banned for about four years in 1972-1976. Many feel that the death penalty is justice because it is retribution toward criminals who have committed heinous crimes. However the death penalty is inhumane and should be abolished in the United States.

Society and its mixed feelings towards the death penalty; capital punishment is such a harsh and uncivilised way of treating criminals, but do they look at how the criminals are acting towards ending other human beings life. They do not care about the lives they have destroyed, or, the families of their victims. The death penalty can never bring back loved ones back to their families. It seems rationally to think that if potential killers are aware that if they commit serious crimes they would be put to death for it, they are less likely to commit these crimes again.

Two major claims: death penalty serves as a deterrent and death penalty is morally justified because murderers can’t live and you have a right to kill them.

When discussing the death penalty, rarely do we acknowledge the impact executions have on the men and women who facilitate the process. Although this process is solely voluntary, the side effects are not. According to several executioners, the first experience is far from what they had anticipated. To bring to light the stories of these men and women, Jim Willet facilitates an audio recording which covers the process of executing an inmate and the aftermath which is often felt by the executioner.

One of the most controversial topics to date is the argument surrounding whether or not the death penalty should be utilized. When majority of the people, think about problems surrounding capital punishment, they automatically jump right to it being legal or illegal. When in reality the problems are so much larger. They're issues involved with Capital Punishment, including racism, sexism and financial status to name a few, when it comes to who is being put to death. Recently, one of the most well known issues has become sexism. Gender inequality has been an issue in the United States and around the world for centuries. Although many people may not ask this question, it has always been wondered why more men are on death row and

The debate on whether or not the death penalty should be abolished has been ongoing for quite a long period of time. While there are those who believe that the death penalty does not serve its intended purpose, proponents of the same are convinced that the relevance of the same cannot be overstated and hence it should not be abolished. In this text, I examine the arguments for and against the death penalty.