Have you ever wanted revenge on someone who did you wrong or are you the type of person that turns the other cheek? Your answer to the previous question will show which side of the death penalty you lean towards most likely. The Death penalty should not be abolished because it is constitutional according to the supreme court declared it not a cruel and unusual punishment. In America, there are not many topics that have more controversy than Capital Punishment. The use of the death penalty has slowed down in recent years and the crime rates have made that obvious to the public. Since the beginning of society we have punished murderers and kidnappers with the death penalty. In some instances, the bible even promotes the death penalty for serious
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Each execution deters an average of 18 murders, according to a 2003 nationwide study by professors at Emory University. In Gallups recent poll 67% of Americans favor the death penalty when used against convicted murderers while only 28% oppose it. Federal and local officials must continually ensure that its implementation rigorously upholds constitutional protections, such as due process and equal protection of the law (Muhlhausen). When you look at the crime rates in states that allow the death penalty they are substantially lower compared to the crime rates in states that make the death penalty illegal. Federal Officials have realized that the death penalty saves lives (Muhlhausen). According to the deterrence theory, criminals are the same as law abiding citizens, meaning we are all people and as individuals we make most of our decisions based on our financial status, along with how much something will affect our financial status. Opposing arguments that say the death penalty is not an effective deterrent base what they say on opinion and not statistics. Using a panel dataset of over 3,000 counties from 1977 to 1996, Professors Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Paul R. Rubin, and Joanna M. Shepherd of Emory University found that each execution, on average, results in 18 fewer murders. Using state-level panel data from 1960 to 2000, Professors Dezhbakhsh and Shepherd were able to compare the relationship …show more content…
The actual execution process is cheaper than the cost of keeping a prisoner in jail. Most of the expenses when it comes to the death penalty happen in court, because it is a capital case. Capital cases are much more complicated than non-capital cases, it’s expensive because highly regarded doctors are needed along with a special jury. When you realize how serious of an issue the death penalty is, it opens up your eyes into seeing why it is such a long process. Case hearings are heard by at least three assistant attorneys general, three attorneys for the inmate, the prison 's warden, the director of the department of Rehabilitation and Correction, counsel and judge (Costs of the Death Penalty). The hearings can last from a couple hours to multiple days and all those people are paid by either the state or the federal government. If you were to ask random people in public if they knew this much of their tax payer money is going to the death penalty in america, they would be unaware and shocked when they found out. As taxpayers in this country we should be more aware where our tax payer money is going and making sure it is used
Each execution deters an average of 18 murders, according to a 2003 nationwide study by professors at Emory University. In Gallups recent poll 67% of Americans favor the death penalty when used against convicted murderers while only 28% oppose it. Federal and local officials must continually ensure that its implementation rigorously upholds constitutional protections, such as due process and equal protection of the law (Muhlhausen). When you look at the crime rates in states that allow the death penalty they are substantially lower compared to the crime rates in states that make the death penalty illegal. Federal Officials have realized that the death penalty saves lives (Muhlhausen). According to the deterrence theory, criminals are the same as law abiding citizens, meaning we are all people and as individuals we make most of our decisions based on our financial status, along with how much something will affect our financial status. Opposing arguments that say the death penalty is not an effective deterrent base what they say on opinion and not statistics. Using a panel dataset of over 3,000 counties from 1977 to 1996, Professors Hashem Dezhbakhsh, Paul R. Rubin, and Joanna M. Shepherd of Emory University found that each execution, on average, results in 18 fewer murders. Using state-level panel data from 1960 to 2000, Professors Dezhbakhsh and Shepherd were able to compare the relationship …show more content…
The actual execution process is cheaper than the cost of keeping a prisoner in jail. Most of the expenses when it comes to the death penalty happen in court, because it is a capital case. Capital cases are much more complicated than non-capital cases, it’s expensive because highly regarded doctors are needed along with a special jury. When you realize how serious of an issue the death penalty is, it opens up your eyes into seeing why it is such a long process. Case hearings are heard by at least three assistant attorneys general, three attorneys for the inmate, the prison 's warden, the director of the department of Rehabilitation and Correction, counsel and judge (Costs of the Death Penalty). The hearings can last from a couple hours to multiple days and all those people are paid by either the state or the federal government. If you were to ask random people in public if they knew this much of their tax payer money is going to the death penalty in america, they would be unaware and shocked when they found out. As taxpayers in this country we should be more aware where our tax payer money is going and making sure it is used