death penalty

punishment as it requires law enforcement officers to kill the

offender. Today, while more than half of the countries in the

world have abolished the death penalty in law or practice, the

United States continues to use the death penalty in all but 13

states. Many believe that the death penalty is unconstitutional,

because it violates the eighth amendment, which protects citizens

from "cruel and unusual punishment." Others who hold the opposing

view, believe that once you have committed a crime against

humanity, you lose your right to protection under the

It is believed by some that a major purpose of capital

punishment is to deter future criminal conduct. The deterrence

theory suggests that a rational person will avoid criminal

behavior if the severity of the punishment outweighs the benefits

of the illegal conduct. Among the experts, there is overwhelming

consensus that the death penalty never has been, is not and never

could be a deterrent to homicide more so than life imprisonment.

Capital punishment as a form of deterrence does not work. There

is evidence that there are no fewer murders on a per-capita basis

. . .
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