The statistics, however, point the opposite direction, indicating that capital punishment has little to no effect on the occurrence of crime and is a profoundly discriminatory and a morally conflicting practice. ... In the 1980's death penalty states averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000 population, and abolition states averaged a rate of 7.4. ... Statistics are particularly prevalent when confirming racial discrimination. ... During these years African Americans comprised twelve percent of the United States population. The abolition of ...

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America has higher murder rates with the death penalty, than any of the European countries without the death penalty. These statistics prove that capital punishment has the opposite effect of its original intentions which is why it should be abolished. ... African Americans and Caucasians are killed in primarily equal numbers but murderers of whites are more likely to be put to death than murderers of any other race. " In the 20th century, nearly 75% of those executed for childhood offences were African Americans. Since 1976, 60% of those sentenced to death for childhoo...

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But, what happens when the law enforcer turns out to be the lawbreaker by targeting African Americans for traffic stops? ... Imprisoning would punish the crime, which aimed at maintaining a free labor pool with these African Americans. ... According to the Bureau of Justice Standards (2001), among licensed drivers 12% of the black population and 10% of the white population was pulled over, (keeping in mind there are only 35 million blacks in the U.S. compared to 210 million whites). ... According to the South Carolina Department of Corrections, the prison population in the past decade has s...

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(Strahinich 3) Thirty-four Americans die every ten hours. (Strahinich 4) With these statistics one could think that tighter restrictions would be the logical solution. ... The "gun culture- reputation of America should change. ... (Levine 29) "Over the past twenty years, gun ownership in the United States has been on the rise-along with the population."" (Strahinich 3) This correlation shows that in no time soon will the death rates in America decrease because as the population increases, so does the amount of people with guns. ...

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An alarming statistic states that an amazing 40 percent of America's death row population is black. This, out of a population that is a mere 11 percent of the nation's populous. The five states with the largest death rows have larger percentages on death row than in their statewide black population. I think the statistics suggest that African-American defendants are not treated equally in the criminal justice system. How can such a small portion of the population represent such a large portion of the prison system? ...

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New York City has seen progress in decreasing its overall incarceration rate and population rate in correctional facilities. ... The female prison population in the United States is over 110,000. Although the population for women prisoners is significantly lower than for males the same disproportionate numbers exist. ... However, imbalanced statistics show that Blacks are five times more likely to get incarcerated as juveniles than their White peers. The high incarceration rate of African-Americans has a detrimental effect on the black community. ...

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The startling statistics behind the death penalty and death row inmates is a large factor in their argument. ... It will not only focus on the statistics amongst the races but also will discuss the average age, social status, and educational achievement of the people sentenced to die, the difference in the crimes that got them sentenced, and the small amount of women who have been faced with this court decision. ... According to www.coadp.org, an African American is four times more likely to be sentenced to die than a white man. ... The race of the defendants executed since 1973, the race of...

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Later, Britain reinstated the death penalty and brought it to its American colonies. ... They base most of their argument against deterrence on statistics. ... They cite such factors as the percentage of urban residents in the state, the level of economic prosperity, and the social and racial makeup of the population. But a small minority is ready to believe in these statistics and to abandon the deterrence argument. ... In Texas in 1991, blacks made up 12 percent of the population, but 48 percent of the prison population and 55.5 percent of those on death row are black. ...

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In January of 2003, The American Journal of Sociology published an article written by Eric P. ... As for the data they used, they combined information form NCHS (National Center for Health Statistics), the U.S. ... The data used form the Census was to measure two aspects of their theory, the minority population size and the economic inequality. ... While the 2 independent variables were the homicide rate, the degree of conservatism in the politics, and the general size of the minority population, and the level of economic inequality. ... The most important findings, reveal that the h...

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According to Chad's statistics web site, people between the ages of eighteen and twenty vote the least out of the national population. ... Justice Department, Bureau of Justice Statistics April 1998 report on alcohol and crime, "About 3 million violent crimes occur each year in which victims perceive the offender to have been drinking at the time of the offense. ... The argument that teens are legally responsible for crimes that they commit is not a very reasonable one because alcohol has contributed to a large number of crimes in America. ... It was a major step forward to make America...

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GUN CONTROL Since the days of the pioneers of the United States, firearms have been part of the American tradition as protection and a means of hunting or sport. ... It is also argued that by making it difficult for guns to be bought and registered for the American public there is a threat to the personal safety of American families everywhere. ... In 1988 there were 9000 handgun-related murders in America. Metropolitan Centers and some suburban communities of America are setting new records for homicides by handguns. ... AGAINST GUN CONTROL The National Crime Survey estimates that 83 pe...

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The death penalty is immoral, unjust, and is not beneficial to America. Capital punishment has been in America since the country was first being established. The first execution in America took place in the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1630. ... In 2012, statistics showed that on average, a prisoner destined for death waits approximately 16 years before actually receiving their execution date. ... A punishment that is focused primarily on the minority population in not "just". ...

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The United States' religious population is also made up with some more Eastern religions. ... The associations are The American Society of Criminology, The Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences, and The Law and Society Association. ... Department of Justice, in 1999, states that had the death penalty had murder rates on the average of 5.5 per 100,000, and the average was 3.6 per 100,000 in the states that did not have the death penalty (Bureau of Justice Statistics, n.d.). Opponents of capital punishment would say that the statistics show that the death penalty does not act as any more ...

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Indeed, trends in Australia from 1965 to 1985 demonstrate an increasing number of homicide cases being reported to the police, but since the figures are rising more slowly than the population, the homicide rate has actually fallen over this period, from nearly six per hundred thousand to less than 4.4. The relevant data, incorporating murder statistics between 1973 and 1984 are set out in the figures blow. (Source: Wallace, Alison (1986), Homicide: The Social Reality, New South Wales Bureau of Crime Statistics and Research, Sydney, 93) The most common justification for the death penal...

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The prison population in England and Wales currently stands at 71,800. ... The prison population rate is projected to rise an amazing 16% in 6 years! ... In November 2001 a third men's jail had to be converted to take female prisoners in response to a sizeable fluctuation in the female prison population. ... In 2001-2002 the female prison population increased by 28%. ... The increasing prison population places pressure on the limited prison service and prison staff are finding it increasingly difficult to control the offenders. ...

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Every night when the news comes on, Americans are constantly reminded of the rise in overall crime occurring in our country. ... The most recent statistics for juvenile crime are always two years out of date, which makes it tough to see the results of short-term changes in the system. ... It is important to note that the majority of juveniles arrested in America are arrested for property crimes and other less serious offenses-not crimes of violence (Sadler 26). ... out good parenting in a child's life, he or she has a much higher chance to become one of the previously mentioned statistics...

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Juvenile Offenders The youth of America are looked upon as the leaders of tomorrow. ... If punishments were made more severe, the use of illegal drugs and alcohol among the juvenile population who commit crimes would also decrease, as shown proven in a 1995 Annual Report on Drug's and Alcohol published by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse at Colombia University. ... The statistics of juvenile crime are alarming. The is no dancing around the fact that the youth of America are commiting more crimes every year. ...

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Legalizing Gambling in California Gambling has always been part of the American culture since the beginning of its history. ... California has everything the gambling industry desires for success: a large population, a flourishing tourism industry, and a stable economy. ... The most recent Gallup Poll states "two-thirds of Americans approve of gambling. ... My second benefit is that California has everything the gambling industry desires for success we have a large population, a flourishing tourism industry and a stable economy. ... California already has a lot of crime especially in the ...

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Later, Britain reinstated the death penalty and brought it to its American colonies. ... For the past decades capital punishment has been one of the most hotly contested political issues in America. ... They base most of their argument against deterrence on statistics. ... They cite such factors as the proportion of urban residents in the state, the level of economic prosperity, and the social and racial makeup of the population. But a small minority is ready to believe in these statistics and to abandon the deterrence argument. ...

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Blacks comprise 12 percent of the U.S. population but 41 percent of those on death row and 35 percent of those executed between 1977-2001 were Black, according to the Justice Department Bureau of Justice statistics. ... It means that this is almost the year 2004, and you would think we were in the 1800's with those kinds of statistics. ... Although the statistics show minorities are most likely to be sentenced to death, anyone can get it. ... Local governments often bear the "brunt of capital punishment costs and are particularly burdened, meanwhile the death penalty is reaching a crit...

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Even whites are forced to admit that statistics indicate that the Black community is disproportionately affected by the American legal system. ... The decision as to what kind of conduct by African-Americans ought to be punished is better made by African- Americans themselves."1 The means by which Butler proposes for Blacks to implement these decisions is termed jury nullification. ... Although several commentators have voiced criticisms with the ideas of Professor Butler, most of these criticisms focus on what is best for the American legal system, what legal precedents dictate, or as is most...

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Lott supports these ideas with extensive data that shows American states that have the largest increases in gun ownership, have shown the largest decreases in violent crimes. In addition to this fact, Lott gives evidence that high crime neighborhoods with minority populations show immediate reductions in crimes when citizens begin to carry concealed handguns. ... Extensive criminal data from across the country for serious crimes such as rape, murder, and armed robbery statistics (p.30-32) is used to back his argument. ... Some variables not considered are minority populations, social-econo...

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While working for the Bush administration's secretary of health and human services he was appalled by the epidemic of violent crimes he saw taking place in American cities. ... Sullivan, "more than 26,000 Americans were murdered and six million violent crimes were committed with young men and minorities falling victim most frequently". ... They suggest that "It may well be that lower working class children, who are more likely to be found in the criminal statistics, are also by virtue of diet, continual manual labour, physical fitness and strength, more likely to be mesomorphic". ... ...

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Statistics also state that states with capital punishment have a higher crime rate then those that do not. ... I have to say that the states that have capital punishment are usually urbanized areas that have high crime rates because of the enormous population. Rather, in rural states there is no need for the death penalty because everyone is scattered around and the population is not as big. ... According to the 1986 Stanford University Survey at least twenty-three Americans have been wrongly executed in the twentieth century. ...

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Statistics also state that states with capital punishment have a higher crime rate then those that do not. ... I have to say that the states that have capital punishment are usually urbanized areas that have high crime rates because of the enormous population. Rather, in rural states there is no need for the death penalty because everyone is scattered around and the population is not as big. ... According to the 1986 Stanford University Survey at least twenty-three Americans have been wrongly executed in the twentieth century. ...

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