Capital punishment is the best way to set an example for would be criminals so they will see the punishment if they commit a capital crime. ... Also when a capital crime criminal was taken to court the jury was given more choices then capital punishment or acquittal. ... During January-June, there were 26 murders; for July-December 21 murders were committed that is a 19% decrease in murders (Walpin, Dec. 5, 2000, p. 22). ... There are many criminals that also say that capital punishment if used more would have stopped them from committing their capital crimes. ... If capital punishment wa...

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Capital punishment is, in many ways, a miscarriage of justice. ... International law prohibits the execution of people who were under 18 at the time of the crime but still the US does this. ... There have been 13 executions of juvenile offenders in Texas and 26 juveniles on death row. ... Capital punishment may actually aggravate crime. ... Obviously, capital punishment does not stop crime. ...

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Crime and Punishment The crime problem in the United States has historically been misstated and exaggerated by bureaucrats and politicians. ... Television is also responsible for exaggerating crime and over emphasizing its focus on violent crimes. ... While in reality the majority of police work is mundane, the show attempts to glamorize crime fighting (Lincoln 9/26/01). ... Law enforcement agencies have a direct interest in the reporting of crimes and crime rates. ... Individualistic theories of crime serve to contribute support to the image of the bad crime problem and encourage punitive cr...

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In essence, capital punishment is the lawful taking of a person's life after conviction for a crime. ... (Bedau) An article in the September 26, 2000 issue of The Progressive boldly supports this view, suggesting that the death penalty is indeed unethical in that it infringes on constitutional guarantee of equal protection. ... (Mello, "Dead Wrong" 26) Other race related atrocities within the capital punishment system have emerged lately. ... Quite to the contrary, capital punishment does not reduce crime. ... Whatever the rationales for capital punishment, deterring crime isn't ...

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In essence, capital punishment is the lawful taking of a person's life after conviction for a crime. ... (Bedau) An article in the September 26, 2000 issue of The Progressive boldly supports this view, suggesting that the death penalty is indeed unethical in that it infringes on constitutional guarantee of equal protection. ... (Mello, "Dead Wrong" 26) Other race related atrocities within the capital punishment system have emerged lately. ... Quite to the contrary, capital punishment does not reduce crime. ... Whatever the rationales for capital punishment, deterring crime isn't ...

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In essence, capital punishment is the lawful taking of a person's life after conviction for a crime. ... (Bedau) An article in the September 26, 2000 issue of The Progressive boldly supports this view, suggesting that the death penalty is indeed unethical in that it infringes on constitutional guarantee of equal protection. ... (Mello, "Dead Wrong" 26) Other race related atrocities within the capital punishment system have emerged lately. ... Quite to the contrary, capital punishment does not reduce crime. ... Whatever the rationales for capital punishment, deterring crime isn't ...

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Each person can form their own opinion on the death penalty, but ultimately the government sees the death penalty as a just form of punishment for those who commit such horrible crimes as murder. Capital punishment, to many people, seem cruel and unusual, but its purpose is to punish those who committed such horrendous crimes as murder and to make people who would otherwise commit these violent acts think twice before they go out and commit crimes such as murder. Although in the past, the number of crimes that were subjected to capital punishment, defined simply as the death penalty f...

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The only way to make sure these murderers don't commit more crimes is by capital punishment. ... The ultimate penalty ,death, is necessary for the punishment of terrible crimes because it provides the most complete retribution and condemnation. ... All of which was a 26% reduction in only a 4-year time frame . ... Because of the use of the death penalty and capital punishments there was a decrease in crime and murder rates. ... Using capital punishment prevents many unnecessary deaths and crimes. ...

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If every crime's punishment was " a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye" what would happen to society? ... Revenge is inconsistent with society's demands that justice be served because the punishment has to fit the crime. ... Deterrence is basically defined as "the punishment should fit the crime." ... Also, in a nationwide survey of police chiefs and sheriffs, capital punishment was ranked last as a way of reducing violent crimes. Only 26 percent thought that the death penalty significantly reduces the number of homicides. ...

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If every crime's punishment was " a tooth for a tooth, an eye for an eye" what would happen to society? ... Revenge is inconsistent with society's demands that justice be served because the punishment has to fit the crime. ... Deterrence is basically defined as "the punishment should fit the crime." ... Also, in a nationwide survey of police chiefs and sheriffs, capital punishment was ranked last as a way of reducing violent crimes. Only 26 percent thought that the death penalty significantly reduces the number of homicides. ...

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However, we believe that capital punishment is rarely if ever justified. ... In point of fact, as the eloquent testimony of soaring crime rates in Florida and Texas shows, society does not get better when the state kills killers. ... Cruel and Unusual Punishment in the 8th Amendment In the late 70's, the US ended a 10 year hiatus on Capital Punishment. During this break from public executions, the crime rate in the U.S. did not rise. ... Australia ceased the practice of capital punishment some 40 years ago. ...

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However, there were only 98 executions(Alter pg. 26). Capital punishment should not be abolished because is keeps criminals from ever getting back out where they can cause more harm, it is not inhumane or cruel and it is the harshest punishment possible within the Constitution , and it is an effective deterrent of violent crime. ... Society is best protected by punishment that is proportionate to the crime(Wekesser pg. 44). ... One of the most common arguments from death penalty abolitionists is that capital punishment does not deter crime. ... Capital punishment should not be abolished b...

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Should Capital Punishment be Banished? Capital Punishment is the ultimate sentence someone can get for murder and other horrible and heinous crimes. ... No one should also have to be sentenced to death (Robertson 26). ... A big argument for the believers of the banishment of capital punishment is that of being wrongly accused for a crime and being put on death row. ... For instance, capital punishment may be imposed for a crime for which the death penalty is prescribed by law only at the time of its commission. ...

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Capitol Punishment: Is It Effective? ... One says justice, retribution, and punishment; the other side says execution is murder. ... All the measures of the law should protect property and punish plunder," (Bastiat 24-26). ... In other words, the punishment for crime must be harsh enough to deter potential criminals. ... Here is a punishment that truly makes the criminal pay for his crime, stops the criminal from committing future crimes, and deters other criminals from committing the same crime. ...

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There are two basics arguments in the debate on capital punishment, the first is whether or not capital punishment is constitutional, and the second, is capital punishment a deterrent to crime? ... The end result is a punishment that ceases to deter any crime at all... Does capital punishment deter crime? ... Capital Punishment does not deter crime 2. ... Capital Punishment does not deter crime i. ...

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(Capital Punishment p.10). ... In the colonies, death was a prescribed punishment for crimes such as: murder, rape, arson, and perjury. ... I feel it is a just and effective punishment for those who have committed crimes heinous enough to deserve death. ... States that utilize capital punishment do so because of high crime rates, not vice versa. ... In the first half of the year (January-June) there were 26 murders in Utah. ...

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For most crimes committed in the United States a fine, sentence of time in jail or execution is the punishment. ... Crimes will be committed weather or not death penalty is a method of punishment. ... Another thought is slavery should be used as a punishment for crimes. ... Before the date of the execution there were 26 murders executed and after that there were 21. (19% difference). ... The only way to deter crime is to prevent it from happening, rather then enforce harsh punishment to "scare" off potential crimes. ...

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Crime and the Death Penalty For most crimes committed in the United States a fine, sentence of time in jail or execution is the punishment. ... Another thought is slavery should be used as a punishment for crimes. ... Before the date of the execution there were 26 murders executed and after that there were 21. (19% difference). ... The only way to deter crime is to prevent it from happening, rather then enforce harsh punishment to "scare" off potential crimes. ... While a majority of people believes the death penalty is a good punishment for crimes, they do not believe it helps get rid of ...

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For many, the response to crimes of a violent nature is calls to "get tough on crime". ... Australia is a world leader in seeking the abolition of capital punishment. ... It revealed that only 26 per cent of respondents felt that the death penalty was appropriate for a person who had stabbed a victim to death, and only 17 per cent favored capital punishment in respect of a person convicted of serious drug trafficking.... Supporters of capital punishment believe if people know that committing a certain crime will cause them to lose their life, then they are less likely to commit that crime. ......

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It is clear in our society that violent crimes, such as murder, should carry some sort of stiffer punishment than that of other, lesser crimes. ... What this all adds up to is that one punishment is as good as the other, and any punishment worse than life imprisonment will not stop a murdered from committing the crime. ... Proponents would argue that it does not matter, the punishment fits the crime. ... Perhaps that is the true ethical issue concerning capital crimes. ... Either punishment serves that purpose. ...

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I will provide a definition of crime and deviance. ... This apparently records the statistics of crime. ... When a prisoner has a list of offences they are most often reduced to one however this can also work on the other hand if the prisoner agrees to have other unsolved crimes added to his list, they are called T.I.Cs (taken into consideration), they do not count when the prisoner receives punishment thereby at the same time cleaning up the police figures, therefore the validity of the official statistics can become cloudy and less reliable. ... P. 1970) I live in an inner city area that...

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One can easily see that the death penalty is not a good solution to the crime problem within this county. ... Many people believe that if capital punishment were abolished, criminals would be "not afraid" to commit murderous crimes, because of lack of repercussion. ... The death penalty serves no purpose in the effort to control crime, and must be seen as the most brutal, irrational kind of revenge (Spence 103)." ... In a study done in New York City, one sees that since the death penalty was reinstated in New York almost four years ago, the plunge in murder rates that began before the death...

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Two of the most common explanations for the increase in crime rates are: 1.) society is too soft on crime, and 2.) juveniles are responsible for the increase in crime. ... Crime rates in America are increasing, and juveniles; along with the inability of society to place harsh enough punishments on offenders, can at least partially explain this increase. ... In a breakdown of individual crimes, the report shows that juveniles were involved in 15% of murder arrests, 16% of forcible rape, 26% of robbery, 15% of aggravated assault, 34% of burglary, 44% of motor vehicle theft, 23% of weapon viol...

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Crime plays a major role in today's society. ... Minors, isolated for punishment, do not deserve this radical treatment (Staff Report C13). ... Juvenile crime has done nothing but increase in the past, and because of the increase in crime by minors courts have been forced to place less emphasis on lower criminal cases (McPolin 26). ... Out of the many minors who go to court for serious offenses, "over half leave the courtroom smiling" because the judge decided for them to be prosecuted as children which means the punishment is easy (Howard C2). ... Crime among minors most likely starts at...

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