1. Death Penalty
The failures of the court system may infuriate members of society to act against the government, and in return pro-death penalty supporters will be forced to re-consider their rigid stance on the issue. ... Unfortunately, retribution is a non-empirical justification and thus makes it impossible to test with empirical data, making the calculation of how much punishment a criminal "deserves" more of a moral issue than of a legal one (Radelet and Borg 2000). ... The courts have less time and effort to prepare each death penalty case, therefore increasing its chances for errors. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate