Death Penalty Effectiveness
Death Penalty Effectiveness
David J. Minder
5836A Brett Drive
Fort Knox, KY 40121
Thomas Edison State College
Introduction to Criminal Justice AOJ-102
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Abstract 3
2. Introduction 4
3. Discussion 6
4. Conclusion 10
5. References 12
ABSTRACT
This paper will dicuss my position on the effectiveness of the death penalty. My position is that I believe in the death penalty is effective especially in capital crimes. I believe people should be excuted if they commit a crime that requires them be put to death.
Death Penalty Effectiveness
Introduction
Death Penalty has been a topic of critical discussion and been a critical target on a comprehensive platform. When one mentions the word death, it relates to a corrupt understanding, which leads to murder, execution, and assassination or simply to the nature and the life that passed away. In legal terms, the death penalty implies punishment, but if we think in terms of ethics or merely religion, in absolute terms it would be considered violating the law of life and against the rights of a person, because globally we are all entitled to life, and the death penalty would be to counter a world law.
Undoubtedly, the death penalty is the ultimate sanction, dating back to ancient history. Apparently, in today’s modern world of immediate expansion, growth and development, the practice itself continues to exist today, making more room for debate and deliberation. Thus, in the debate, diverse disciplines involved, labeled with the name of ‘Social Sciences’ that range from sociology to criminology, to politics, philosophy and law among others. It is also clear that religion, although not one of these disciplines also involved, since religion also gives a view of the world and people. (Yunteng, p. 10)
Specifically relating to the prevalence of this act and phenomenon, spread over throughout history and its
David J. Minder
5836A Brett Drive
Fort Knox, KY 40121
Thomas Edison State College
Introduction to Criminal Justice AOJ-102
TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Abstract 3
2. Introduction 4
3. Discussion 6
4. Conclusion 10
5. References 12
ABSTRACT
This paper will dicuss my position on the effectiveness of the death penalty. My position is that I believe in the death penalty is effective especially in capital crimes. I believe people should be excuted if they commit a crime that requires them be put to death.
Death Penalty Effectiveness
Introduction
Death Penalty has been a topic of critical discussion and been a critical target on a comprehensive platform. When one mentions the word death, it relates to a corrupt understanding, which leads to murder, execution, and assassination or simply to the nature and the life that passed away. In legal terms, the death penalty implies punishment, but if we think in terms of ethics or merely religion, in absolute terms it would be considered violating the law of life and against the rights of a person, because globally we are all entitled to life, and the death penalty would be to counter a world law.
Undoubtedly, the death penalty is the ultimate sanction, dating back to ancient history. Apparently, in today’s modern world of immediate expansion, growth and development, the practice itself continues to exist today, making more room for debate and deliberation. Thus, in the debate, diverse disciplines involved, labeled with the name of ‘Social Sciences’ that range from sociology to criminology, to politics, philosophy and law among others. It is also clear that religion, although not one of these disciplines also involved, since religion also gives a view of the world and people. (Yunteng, p. 10)
Specifically relating to the prevalence of this act and phenomenon, spread over throughout history and its
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