There are substantial evidences that capital punishment does not deter crime. ... In addition, the nation's crime rate rose 5% from 1982 to 1991. Like in Taxes for example, they have been executions weekly but the crime rate rose 24% instead and the violent crime rate rose 46% (Winters 4). ... The offenders have no fear what so ever while committed the crime, or after they have committed the crime, because their task has been completed. ... Keyword: Capital Punishment. ...

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Those who commit vicious crimes destroy the basis on which a moral community rests, their rights to citizenship, and even to life itself. ... Some Pros might state that capital punishment is justified because it prevents the criminal from repeating his crime; or deters crime by discouraging would be offenders. ... Leopold and Loeb were nineteen years old when they committed "The Crime of the Century." ... They feel that certain crimes are so outrageous that executing the criminal is the only reasonable response. ... Yet the family is usually innocent of any crime. ...

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One reason that some people for capital punishment take their position is because they feel that capital punishment deters crime. ... In my opinion, capital punishment does not deter crime. ... The murders that are not planned go into the crimes of passion group. ... Capital punishment seems as though it should realistically deter crime, but the problem is that most murders are unplanned and are not a result of judgment or common sense. ... The group of people that is in favor of capital punishment might say that it is the only reasonable sentence for someone who commits a serious crime is ex...

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The fundamental principal of justice is that the punishment should fit the crime. ... Capital punishment provides a strong deterrence against future crimes. ... Capital punishment, is the execution of a criminal by the state in which the crime or crimes were committed." ... Perhaps the biggest reason to keep capital punishment in effect, is to prevent a crime or multiple crimes from happening. ... The justice system basically attempts to mete out a punishment which fits the crime. ...

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You commit a crime; you deserve punishment (Fieser sec 2). It is also believed that the punishment should fit the crime. ... I is very likely that any criminal guilty of a crime will repeat the crime. ... Three life sentences is not punishment to fit his crime. Ten life sentences would not be punishment to fit his crime. ...

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On the other hand, it can be argued that the use of capital punishment greatly deters citizens from committing crimes such as murder,  and it carries out retribution justly.... " When someone commits a crime it affects the order of society; these crimes take away lives, peace, and liberties from society. ... The use of capital punishment greatly deters citizens from committing crimes such as murder. ... It is this contradiction in policy that confuses criminals and undermines any crime deterrence capital punishment was intended to have.  ... Capital punishment is the most ­irreparable ...

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From the reinstatement of capital punishment until present day we have had protests and arguments for and against the institution of capital punishment. ... Advocates of capital punishment argue that it serves as a deterrent and a punishment, as well as incapacitating the accused from committing future crimes. ... The ACLU opposes capital punishment under all circumstances because it violates the constitutional ban on cruel and unusual punishment, is administered arbitrarily and unfairly, and fails to deter crime or improve public safety." ... DNA testing has advanced to a point wh...

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Capital punishment has been used by almost every culture in the world. ... In 1923, the state of Texas got rid of hanging as a form of capital punishment and instituted the electric chair as a new form of capital punishment. ... Supreme Court declared that capital punishment was "cruel and unusual punishment". ... Capital Punishment is the lasting legacy of slavery. ... "The last chance Texas capital crime convicts have to avoid execution is to throw themselves on the mercy of the pardons board. ...

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On the other hand, it can be argued that the use of capital punishment greatly deters citizens from committing crimes such as murder,  and it carries out retribution justly.... " When someone commits a crime it affects the order of society; these crimes take away lives, peace, and liberties from society. ... The use of capital punishment greatly deters citizens from committing crimes such as murder. ... It is this contradiction in policy that confuses criminals and undermines any crime deterrence capital punishment was intended to have and/or uphold.  ... Capital punishment is the most ...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? ... Black and white people are the victims of violent crime, 82 % of people executed since 1977 have been convicted of killing white victims. ... Weather someone is sentenced to life or death can depend more on their lawyer than on the crime. ... As a remedy for crime, it has no purpose and no effect. ... People who favor the death penalty often believe it helps reduce the number of violent crimes. ...

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(Randa, 1997) Cesare Beccaria's 1767 essay, On Crimes and Punishment, had an especially strong impact throughout the world. ... In 1846 Michigan was the first state to abolish capital punishment for all crimes except treason. ... With the exclusion of a modest number of rarely committed crimes in a few jurisdictions, all required capital punishment laws had been abolished by 1963. ... The sentences might be anywhere from ten to twenty years in prison, but some crimes force the defendant to die for their crime or crimes. Capital punishment is just, and it should stay in effect as long a...

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Currently, 38 states enact capital punishment in response to the most "heinous of crimes". ... In the early 1970's, the chief argument in favor of the death penalty was its assumed deterrence of crime. ... Today, there are widespread agreements among both criminologists and law enforcement officials that capital punishment has little curbing effect on crime rates. ... In this instance, one argues that those who commit the "most heinous of crimes" should be executed simply on the grounds that it is the appropriate punishment (U.S. ... it for the most heinous crimes, are also the most pr...

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Is the Death Penalty an Effective Punishment? ... No matter where you are there is going to be murder and crime. ... Weather someone is sentenced to life or death can depend more on their lawyer than on the crime. ... Capital Punishment is immoral in principle, and unfair. ... As a remedy for crime, it has no purpose and no effect. ...

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Capital punishment is punishment by death for committing a crime. ... Some people disagree about whether capital punishment is moral or is effective in discouraging crime. ... Capital punishment was widely used during the Middle Ages, especially for crimes against the state and church. ... Over 30 countries and territories have abolished the death penalty for all crimes since 1990. ... Since 1985, over 40 countries have abolished the death penalty in law or, having previously abolished it for ordinary crimes, have gone on to abolish it for all crimes. ...

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Capital punishment provides the only penalty for murder that is proportionate to the crime committed. Capital punishment deters future murders, provides a means by which society can express its outrage at the crime of murder, and provides closure to the families of victims of this heinous crime. Opponents of capital punishment who argue that this crime is improper or constitutional because it is disproportionately used against people of color and the poor mistake an argument against unjust applications of capital punishment for an argument against its use altogether. ... Does capital punishmen...

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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. ... According to Louis Joylon West, psychiatrist-in-chief at the University Of California Los Angeles, "Capital crimes are often impulsive and unplanned. 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)." ... Some psychologists actual...

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Capital punishment is defined as the legally authorized killing of someone as punishment for a crime. ... "Juridical punishment can never be administered merely as a means for promoting another good either with regard to the criminal himself or to civil society, but must in all cases be imposed only because the individual on whom it is inflicted has committed a crime. ... The difference between retributivism theory and utilitarian theory is, the utilitarian theory is justified by the thought of capital punishment achieving crime reduction or other benefits socially, where retributivism th...

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The only physical proof that the prosecution had was a hair found at the crime scene. ... Those in favor also believe that the establishment of capital punishment deters people from committing serious crimes. ... To counter one of the points made by the pro argument, there is no proof that the death penalty actually deters crime. States with the death penalty instituted do not have a lower crime rate than states without it. ... This is not to be said that we cannot punish people for horrible crimes committed, but sentencing someone to death is too extreme. ...

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Capital punishment is a social institution whereby a goveronment punishes a certain crime by putting the offender to death. ... or cruel and unusual punishment'' shall not be inflicted upon a defendant. How can one argue that taking anothers life is not cruel and unusual punishment? ... These cases prove that death by any means is a " Cruel and Unusual" punishment for any crime. ... Capital punishment is a bad policy and does not benifit anyone in the long haul. ...

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Capital Punishment is a major controversy. ... In some of the 57 countries, capital punishment is only banned for ordinary crimes and still effective for military crimes or crimes committed in exceptional circumstances such as wartime (Doan, 2). ... People who believe in capital punishment say that this dehumanizing process deters crime. ... The only way is to prevent it from happening rather that enforce harsh punishment to scare off potential crimes. ... "Death Penalty a Just Punishment?" ...

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Capital punishment has been a sore subject in America for the past 100 years and some people just believe that it is cruel and unusual punishment for prisoners and which many conclude that no crime should be punished by the ultimate life lesson which is death. ... What lesson would be taught from capital punishment if you just waste the human life that committed the crime? ... States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Some convicted inmates have lived the nightmare of being at the wron...

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Capital punishment has been a sore subject in America for the past 100 years and some people just believe that it is cruel and unusual punishment for prisoners and which many conclude that no crime should be punished by the ultimate life lesson which is death. ... What lesson would be taught from capital punishment if you just waste the human life that committed the crime? ... States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Some convicted inmates have lived the nightmare of being at the wron...

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Capital punishment is the highest form of punishment in the United States of America. ... (It is the belief of many that capital punishment is morally wrong,) - I believe that capital punishment is morally wrong- .It can be inflicted upon the innocent; It does not deter crime; there is prejudice involved and therefore it should be abolished. ... Also, it has not been proven to deter crime. ... Capital punishment is not the answer. It does not deter crime, it does not bring back the victim of a crime, and it is cruel and inhumane. ...

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Moreover, Scalia claimed that according to the Bible, the death penalty is not something that supports the culture of death like the other death-related crimes such as abortion or euthanasia but a mere punishment of the guilty. ... The punishment sentenced to the people who committed the crime is merely a reason to express the revenge of the affected family. ... Crime doers are humans. ... Politicians tell the world that they take crime seriously by supporting the capital punishment. But how serious are they in preventing crime? ...

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"In simple terms, capital punishment,"" otherwise known as, the death penalty, "is the lawful taking of a person's life after conviction for a crime-(Henderson3). ... Capital Punishment was common throughout the ancient world. ... Some were sentenced to death for crimes as minor as the fraudulent sale of beer (Henderson 5-6). ... Is that because they commit more crimes? ... Others say, "if society doesn't give punishment for severe crimes, then human life does not mean much to us- (Wolf 64). ...

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