The Pros And Cons Of The Death Penalty

As modern societies attempt to both deter and punish criminal activity, a deeply debated issue is the use of the death penalty as a possible sentence for certain crimes. This punishment has been debated amongst a diverse population not only in the United States of America but, throughout the world. Many countries allow the death penalty while others frown upon it. Today, 32 states have statutes authorizing a death penalty sentence for limited capital crimes.

Opponents of the death penalty believe capital punishment is unnecessary and inappropriate in our modern

capital punishment vary from it being morally right or wrong, humane or inhumane, to the

Along with that it cost more to go through with the death penalty than housing them in a prison.

Capital punishment also known as the death penalty, has been around since the earliest of recorded history. Capital punishment is currently used by 31 states and the federal government. The capital punishment debate always sparks controversy amongst people. Proponents argue that it should remain in place to punish those who have committed the most heinous crimes. While opponents argue that to take the life of a life taker, makes us no better than the life taker himself.

Even states in the U.S. itself have opted to abolish the death penalty. “In the last decade a growing number of states have ended capital punishment under their national laws and are using and interpreting international law as an instrument to restrict its use and, ultimately, to abolish it as a penalty” (Grant 20). At the same time, however, the death penalty remains in use in the majority of the states and is defended by many staunch supporters. It is apparent that since the beginning of the death penalty debate in the 1700s, public opinions of the issue have been erratic. Just as it was difficult to find one solution to the death penalty debate in the past, the same holds true in current times.

Humans as a race have been using the death penalty for thousands of years. The first known death penalty laws go back to as early as the eightieth century before Christ. The practice of Capital punishment was brought to America with the colonist when the Europeans began to settle here. Today there are five main ways of execution. These methods are lethal injection (the most popular), death by electrocution, firing squad, gas chamber, and hanging. There are currently thirty two states that allow the death penalty. Texas has executed the most criminals out of all the 32 states that allow the death penalty. There is a large debate over whether or not the death penalty deters killers from willfully killing. I chose the book THE DEATH PENALTY

There are people who believe that the death penalty is wrong, and there are some people who

People with higher socioeconomic status are more likely to support the death penalty. A case study of Harris County Texas by S. Phillips revealed that a defendant who killed someone with a higher socioeconomic status and a college degree was more likely given a death sentence than a criminal who killed lines, most criminals on death row at the time of this case study (ca. 1992-1999) had lower socioeconomic statuses (DPIC). This same case study found that race had a similar pattern. White people are more likely to support capital punishment, while African Americans are more likely to oppose it.

One side of this debate is being for the death penalty. According to Van Den Haag (1983), people fear death more than life in prison. Having the death penalty will be a consequence that people don’t want to face so it will help decrease future murder. Also, Swift (2014) states that they deserve being put to death. They knew before they did the crime that the consequence for murder is being put to death. He also argues that having them put to death will help stop further crime and overcrowding of prisons.

Death penalty, there is over 50 countries that use that as the capital punishment according to (CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OVER THE YEARS). For centuries it has been used. It was used against individuals who indeed broke or became extreme rebels over societies rule. The history starts from the Middle Ages, they would either be boiled alive, burned or hanged. Public execution has become more popular during the 18th century when kings would allow such inhumane acts of punishment. But at that early time there was an improper development in human society; perhaps not as mature. Live executions would be shown to the public even as a form public participation, this would be almost acted as a form of revelry even as a form of parting. Public execution was question and so it was moved inside the jail which blinded the public view. But who can’t say death can be a cruel act to do against your will or a choice of option and regret? The death penalty was protected in the 18th century because it became a “sanction of God” (CAPITAL PUNISHMENT OVER THE YEARS). Capital punishment can be immoral but only determining on the reasoning behind capital punishment will be acted upon. Individuals don’t always have a conscious that involves the result in consequences after their

The death penalty has been a well established and extremely controversial practice in the United States for four hundred years, beginning in Virginia of 1622. Currently, there are thirty-one states in the United States that still uphold the death penalty, but this number is gradually declining, as the death penalty is losing popularity. Many find that the death penalty is extremely burdensome on not only the families, but also those involved in the process. Also, critics of capital punishment see the death penalty as an expensive government program that has had many problems, as proven by the constant news of botched executions. On the flip side, supporters of the death penalty find that the punishment serves as an ideal form of deterrence

Capital punishment is nothing new; executions have taken place for centuries. Capital punishment is utilized throughout the world. Thirty-six countries currently use the death penalty in law and practice. One hundred and three countries have abolished the death penalty completely. Whereas, six countries currently retain the death penalty for special circumstances, such as war crimes (CIA World Factbook). Whether capital punishment is an effective measure to curb future violent crimes is still debated. Another argument is whether capital punishment is justice or a form of torture. Capital punishment serves a much-needed purpose, it gives the victims and their families a voice, and a platform to spread awareness about capital crimes and the power to feel that justice is served.

Capital punishment is a death penalty form of punishment legally practiced by certain nations on people who commit capital crimes. Capital offenses include crimes against humanity, treason, war, murder, genocide, and espionage. Other crimes of this sort include rape, kidnapping, arson, robbery, theft, and burglary (Pojman & Vaughn, 2009). During capital punishment, the death sentence put on the individual is followed by an execution. In the contemporary world, various countries are actively practicing this form of punishment despite the fact that most countries withdrew from the appointed practice. Many states enacted laws and policies that prohibit death as a remedy for various crimes. Other countries basically stopped practicing the mentioned form of punishment by making the occurrence insignificant.

Every society has a set of laws that are used to maintain order within the society. Crime laws are enforced to reduce crimes. If the laws were broken, people would receive consequences that are equal to the magnitude of the crime. Although all sanctions should equal the crime, there is a controversial method: the death penalty. Death punishment is a cruel fate even for a criminal who had cause great harms. The death penalty has more negative impacts than benefits. It is an ineffective method to punish someone for a crime because of its high percentage of error and the high costs of performing such sanction. It is also an outdated practice that many countries have