Statement of the Problem:
Is the act of subjecting someone to the death penalty an ethnical and economic form of punishment or not?
Many studies have been conducted in hopes of answering the age old question on if sentencing people to capital punishment is ethical. The foundations of law are often said to be linked to those of religious beliefs. The term “In God We Trust” is often thrown around when debating on if a person should be sentenced to death is reasonable or not (Keane, 2008). Should it really be acceptable to take another life, even if it said that the accused has done things necessary for such a harsh punishment? How can sentencing a person to death make sense when a life will be taken? When a person is given the death …show more content…
Some people commit heinous crimes that a person would almost assume deserves the death penalty. Every state, however, has different rules and stipulations as to if a person can and will be given capital punishment (Keane, 2008). Premeditated murders and murders that involve rape, murders that involve multiple parties, and gruesome kidnappings or robberies that result in the death of people at the hands of another, are usually handled with capital punishment (Keane, 2008). Many times, a person is deemed mentally incapable of making the right decisions when they carry out a crime that can be punished by the death sentence. As long as this is not the case, if the crime calls for it, a person can be sentenced to …show more content…
There is a rough average of 3,557 hours that attorneys spend on a death penalty case (Frances, 2014). Medical experts must also be factored in on capital punishment trials. An offender has the right to a medical examination to determine their mental capability. If the accused is deemed to be insane, then a different form of punishment is given to that person, in place of being sentenced to death. Death trials must also remain constitutional. Due to this, attorneys and legal professionals may have to change their initial approach when taking part in a capital punishment trial. The delay causes the prices on the trial to inflate. Jury trial selections for capital punishment cases are also more expensive than the average case. That alone, also raises the budget for a capital murder case. While an offender is awaiting, the determination of their sentence for a capital punishment trial, the cost of housing the individual is also something to take into account (Frances, 2014). Most offenders are housed in administrative segregation during the time that their trial is pending. This factor also causes an influx in capital punishment trials, because it is more expensive to house an offender in segregated housing than in general
Is the act of subjecting someone to the death penalty an ethnical and economic form of punishment or not?
Many studies have been conducted in hopes of answering the age old question on if sentencing people to capital punishment is ethical. The foundations of law are often said to be linked to those of religious beliefs. The term “In God We Trust” is often thrown around when debating on if a person should be sentenced to death is reasonable or not (Keane, 2008). Should it really be acceptable to take another life, even if it said that the accused has done things necessary for such a harsh punishment? How can sentencing a person to death make sense when a life will be taken? When a person is given the death …show more content…
Some people commit heinous crimes that a person would almost assume deserves the death penalty. Every state, however, has different rules and stipulations as to if a person can and will be given capital punishment (Keane, 2008). Premeditated murders and murders that involve rape, murders that involve multiple parties, and gruesome kidnappings or robberies that result in the death of people at the hands of another, are usually handled with capital punishment (Keane, 2008). Many times, a person is deemed mentally incapable of making the right decisions when they carry out a crime that can be punished by the death sentence. As long as this is not the case, if the crime calls for it, a person can be sentenced to …show more content…
There is a rough average of 3,557 hours that attorneys spend on a death penalty case (Frances, 2014). Medical experts must also be factored in on capital punishment trials. An offender has the right to a medical examination to determine their mental capability. If the accused is deemed to be insane, then a different form of punishment is given to that person, in place of being sentenced to death. Death trials must also remain constitutional. Due to this, attorneys and legal professionals may have to change their initial approach when taking part in a capital punishment trial. The delay causes the prices on the trial to inflate. Jury trial selections for capital punishment cases are also more expensive than the average case. That alone, also raises the budget for a capital murder case. While an offender is awaiting, the determination of their sentence for a capital punishment trial, the cost of housing the individual is also something to take into account (Frances, 2014). Most offenders are housed in administrative segregation during the time that their trial is pending. This factor also causes an influx in capital punishment trials, because it is more expensive to house an offender in segregated housing than in general