Each death row inmate costs the state of Florida three point two million dollars on average while the cost of each inmate with a live-long prison sentence averages six-hundred thousand dollars. ... -68% of all cases overturned on appeal: withholding of evidence, incompetent defense council, or other prejudicial error -80% on death row for killing white persons; >50% of all homicides on black people -execution of juvenile offenders (only 4 nations worldwide) Although I deeply sympathize with the victims of violent crime and their families, I have come to the conclusion that death p...

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Average citizens are now becoming more aware that capital punishment, if it is correctly used, could be a solution to many of today's most pressing criminal problems. ... Some would argue that capital punishment does not allow for the rehabilitation of members of society, but it does allow for restitution for victim's families and retribution for society. ... The family of a victim and the society has the right to see killers punished for their crime, which is referred to as retribution. ...

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Average citizens are now becoming more aware that capital punishment, if it is correctly used, could be a solution to many of today's most pressing criminal problems. ... Some would argue that capital punishment does not allow for the rehabilitation of members of society, but it does allow for restitution for victim's families and retribution for society. ... The family of a victim and the society has the right to see killers punished for their crime, which is referred to as retribution. ...

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The American Academy of Pediatrics compiled statistics on media violence that say, by the age of 18, the average U.S. child has viewed over 16,000 murders on television. ... Saturday morning cartoons, which are purposely targeted to the younger generation, average 20-25 simulated violent acts per episode. ... Since it is nearly impossible to throw away every television set in America, or have enough money to provide every family with a $400,000 house, or keep people from pressuring one another the best we can do is learn enough about youth gangs to help prevent them in the future. ...

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The task force has a job that is exceedingly more difficult than most citizens would understand, unless they have a family member or friend on the force. ... " Westley, an average citizen states. ... The police receive so much negativity it makes their job surmount the average levels of danger and difficulty. ...

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The sentence seems harsh when the average citizen puts himself in Herrerra's shoes; however, Herrerra was not the average law-abiding citizen. ... Criminals learn of the fates of other criminals (sometimes friends or family) who are sentenced under the three strikes law. ...

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DOJ, the average prison sentence served for the charge of murder is only 5 years and eleven months (Lowe 9). 1. ... The average sentence is 30-40 years for prisoners that receive life w/o parole. 1. ... Concluding Remarks: As for murder, many people think that the death of the murderer is the proper form of justice and a way of vengeance for the victim and their family. ...

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The average age of victims in sex crimes is thirteen years old. ... A typical sex offender abuses on average about one hundred and seventeen children, not including the ones that have not been reported. ... What about the families of the victims? ... How about the families who have lost a child to a sex offender? ...

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During the 1930's America averaged 167 executions a year. ... Individuals on death row typically serve a 13 year average before their exoneration. ... The executions are open to a number of individuals including a limited number of family and friends, some highly regarded individuals of the community, staff, a spiritual or religious advisor, media, and state selected witnesses. ... I believe it's a way for the victims or victims family to feel better that the person who committed harm or death upon the victim would be executed and justice would be served....

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They had numbers, were powerful, and could intimidate any of your average day-to-day citizens. ... Many youths that join gangs come from a family that is deemed dysfunctional. ... His father had left the family when he was eight. ... In order to escape from this dysfunction, a youth may turn to the family hierarchy of a gang for family fulfillment. The family hierarchy of a gang that was previously mentioned is distinct and closely resembles that of a non-dysfunctional family, or that of a "normal" family. ...

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The average prisoner is said to be less educated and perform at the level of a 10th grader. ... Also, higher incarceration rates affect the family unit. ... As a result, their families struggle economically while they are locked up which contribute too cycle of incarceration in the community. ...

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The Comparison of Sexual and Violent Offenders There are very evident differences between the average sexual offender and the average violent offender, but there are also several similarities between the two. ... Journal of Family Violence, 9, 357-369. ...

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However, psychopaths and sociopaths can both act like the average person and interact normally. ... Family and friends of the psychopaths are seen as pawns which are useful to leading the psychopath towards his or her goals. ... The weird thing about psychopaths is that even though they have no emotions or remorse they are able to have successful careers, manipulate people into trusting them and present as normal to society, they are even capable of holding a family. ... This is why they will generally remove themselves out of society, which means its hard for them to maintain long term car...

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The death penalty or capital punishment is a very sensitive subject. To take a stand on such a subject is a difficult job. As it stands thirty-eight of the fifty states have taken a stand that says they will enforce the death penalty. When I first started to research this topic I thought the deat...

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Under the Second Amendment to the Constitution, we have a right to protect our families and our property. ... Indeed there is fairly substantial and independent evidence that the average number of guns owned by persons owning any has increased from about three guns 15 years ago to approximately four guns today. ...

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Average Americans responsibly shoot these completely legal semi-automatic guns for recreation. ... Finally, limiting the right of a citizen to own certain guns puts him at a disadvantage when dealing with criminals and protecting his family. ...

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The average cost to taxpayers to support an inmate is $65.29 per day; the daily cost for house arrest is a mere $9.39. ... However house arrest allows convicts to keep job, actually forces them to have jobs so they can provide for themselves and their families. ...

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If I"m not mistaken, it takes an average of about ten years from the time a death penalty sentence is handed out to the time the criminal is actually executed. ... One more reason I am pro-death penalty is because I think it gives closure to the families of a person who was a victim of a violent or deadly crime. ...

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The families of the deceased have expressed their anger and have said he should just be executed (Elliot, 2013). ... Dieter has point out how "states [are] spending millions of dollars on a single capital case [that] the average police budget had to be cut by 7% [in 2010]....

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The average execution costs $3.2 million dollars, which is approximately 6 times the amount to keep a person in jail for the rest of their life. ... Capital Punishment supporters may argue a variety of factors such as retribution of victim's families and an ultimate justice. However this retribution will not bring back the loved one for the victims" family and life in prison is really a more fitting punishment. ...

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After DNA testing became available it caused a spike in exonerations, from 1993 to 2012 there was an average of 23 exonerations each year. ... It does hurt everyone involved: criminals, victims' families, prosecuted innocent and hurts society as a whole. ... Capital punishment does not deter crime, does not guarantee safety for innocent victims, and does not provide closure to the victim's families. ...

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The average gang is composed of males, ages 12 to 21. ... If you try to leave then the people you called your family and friends will either beat you until your almost dead, or they will just kill you. ... The gang also provides some money for these children who quite often need to feed their families. ...

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Girls In Gangs A woman's family life and social environment can lead herself to look for the acceptance and protection of a gang. ... The ladies interviewed from Voices From The Street, two were surrounded by a family member or members with a drug habit. ... Though because of criminal arrest records and low grade point averages (GPAs) most of these women will not go as far as they may have wanted. ...

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When a person takes another person's life the victim's family is subjected to a devastating amount of pain and grief. ... In fact, 10 out of 12 states without the death penalty have crime rates below the national average (Bonner 2000). ... I watched his family walk out of the building and I realized that they were now feeling the same pain and grief I had felt for so long. ...

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Often, offenders share particular physical traits such as, being young males, muscular, having lower than average IQ, and a impulsive personality. ... It is proven that crime often runs in families. ... Hitzija Bajramovie As Le Pine got older his mother left her children with family and relatives and occasionally visited. ...

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