States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Marty Price, whose father murdered his step-mother, step-sister and whose nephew was murdered in the line of duty stated "As strange as it sounds, his anger taught me perseverance, his lack of self-control taught me the value of self-discipline, his alcoholism taught me to take care of and respect my body, and his hatred taught me to love " (Marty Price). ... That is a demonstrated error rate of 1 innocent person for every 7 persons executed " ...

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States that have death penalty laws do not have lower crime rates or murder rates than states without such laws " (American Civil Liberties Union). ... Marty Price, whose father murdered his step-mother, step-sister and whose nephew was murdered in the line of duty stated "As strange as it sounds, his anger taught me perseverance, his lack of self-control taught me the value of self-discipline, his alcoholism taught me to take care of and respect my body, and his hatred taught me to love " (Marty Price). ... That is a demonstrated error rate of 1 innocent person for every 7 persons executed " ...

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"Ten of the 12 states without capital punishment have homicide rates below the national average," the Times said, "while half the states with the death penalty have homicide rates above the national average.... I was doing great in my book however, my choices in my environment affected me later on. ... Although my parents didn't allow me to wander the streets or easily let me run free, I was free. ... Learning was a struggle but it was never a problem for me growing up especially when my vocabulary had broadened. ... The better the environment was the more pressure it seeme...

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The United States is the only Western nation that still allows the death penalty, and we also have one of the highest crime rates. During the 1980s, the death penalty states averaged an annual rate of 7.5 criminal homicides per 100,000, while abolition states averaged a rate of 7.4 per 100,000. ... My gut tells me it has a deterrent, let me put it that way. ... When asked if they believe or feel that the death penalty acts as a deterrent to murder or that it lowers the murder rate. Among the sixty-four that responded to the questions, fifty-six or 87.5 percent believe the death penalty does no...

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Juvenile crime rates are at worrisome high in the world today. ... While these arguments have merit, I have found sufficient evidence to lead me to the following conclusion, that the capital punishment laws should be changed to exclude minors, in all states. ... In his essay and graphs, Johansen points out that the homicide rate drops steadily during the years when executions are on the rise and rates rise sharply when executions are brought to a halt or held to very low number. ... The average murder rates among death penalty states were 8.0, and the average among non-death penalty states...

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Capital Punishment "Killing me is not going to bring back anybody, and I don't think it's gonna remove any of the hatred from those people's hearts.... ... Sellin compared homicide rates over a relatively long period of time for several contiguous groups of states. ... If capital punishment was a deterrent, the murder rate should be lower in death penalty states. ...

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Former associate justice of the US supreme court Abe Fortas says, "The death penalty, as we use it, exerts no influence on the extent or rate of capital offenses (Fortas 9)." 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 penalty was enacted has continued (Tabak 26). ... West also writes, "There have been studies which indicate that the imposed death penalty itself would increase the homicide rate. ...

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In fact, Chinese authorities, for example, hold strongly to the opinion that "the use of the death penalty, by "striking severely at the grave crimes" had increased public security and been at least in part, responsible for the decline in the rate of recorded crime from 8.9 per 10,000 of population in 1981 to 5 per 10,000 in 1987." Similarly, it has been held that "the imposition of Islamic law, including the death penalty, has been an essential factor in the transformation of Saudi Arabia into a society with a high degree of public order and law rate of crime." ...

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This is in large part due to me being against the "eye for an eye" theory along with some other mitigating factors. ... Doesn't make much sense and seems quite unfair to me. ... However when you look at the research studies that have been done they prove that executions do not lower homicide rates and that it is not a more effective deterrent. ...

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The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, is the execution of an offender sentenced to death after conviction by a court of law of a criminal offence. The penalty has been a very controversial topic ever since it came to be. Many people believe that the death penalty is far too harsh in p...

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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.). ...

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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.). ...

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In Canada the murder rate has actually gone down since the abolishment of capital punishment in 1976. ... We may consider capital punishment as an alternative punishment to life imprisonment, but God has said throughout the Bible, do not get revenge on the one who does wrong to you, leave it to me. ...

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