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Death Row: Why is it Racially Imbalanced?

properly! Crime is not racist. Some criminals may be, but crime itself is not. People of all races commit crimes. We would like ...

In Support of Capital Punishment

The death penalty, as controversial as it may be, should be valid option in todays criminal justice system. Unless such a radical...

Perspectives on Capital Punishment in America

generally perceived as a human rights violation (Grant 1998). During the last decade, however, there has been a growing internatio...

Society and the Benefits of Capital Punishment

prior to its implementation. The crime must have been extremely egregious to warrant the ultimate penalty. An important point is...

'Arbitrary' Capital Punishment?

in todays society, the very foundation upon which it was originally created - to dissuade deviant social behavior - has continued ...

Basic Argument Opposing Capital Punishment

be the case. This is because they want justice for their loved one. They do not want to see a murderer enjoy even another hour of ...

Capital Punishment and Racial Inequities

it is not administered fairly. Anecdotal evidence suggests that more black people are incarcerated than white people. The criminal...

Forensic Science and Capital Punishment

the system already, it involves people who have been in prison for years, some of them on death row. With the many recent discover...

Ethical Support for Capital Punishment

without reciprocal discipline is a concept many find difficult to grasp. People who witness the reality each and every night on t...

Should Juveniles be Sentenced to Death?

The death penalty has consequently been in and...

Deterrent of Capital Punishment in Texas

In six pages the use of capital punishment as a crime deterrent in Texas is discussed. There are 3 sources cited in the bibliogra...

Capital Punishment and the Moral Dilemma It Presents

In ten pages this paper evaluates capital punishment in terms of its societal pros and cons and considers moral dilemma resolution...

Opposing Capital Punishment

In six pages this report presents a moral argument in opposition of the death penalty and also considers how a greater crime deter...

Capital Punishment and the Positions of Presidential Candidates Al Gore, George W. Bush, and Pat Buchanan

In five pages this paper examines the differences in the support of capital punishment espoused by this trio of 2000 presidential ...

Capital Punishment Defense

do not become innocent or less deserving of punishment because others escaped it" (van den Haag 51-68). Being a supporter o...

Arguments Regarding Capital Punishment

In five pages capital punishment is examined in terms of pro and con arguments with no conclusions drawn. Seven sources are cited...

Three Arguments Regarding Capital Punishment

In seven pages this paper considers capital punishment and three arguments such as retribution, intolerable capital offenses, and ...

Capital Punishment and Juveniles

In nine pages political, social, and economic issues are considered in this discussion of juvenile offenders and capital punishmen...

Capital Punishment in the United States, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and India

In seven pages these countries are compared regarding capital punishment in posing the argument the the U.S. should abolish it. T...

History of Capital Punishment

In ten pages this paper examines capital punishment in an overview that includes its history, public opinion, and the ongoing cont...

Capital Punishment and the Catholic Church

to be put to death for (Drinan, 1994, 13). Anderson (1998) asserted that 70 people were found innocent after the reinstatement of...

Philosophical Concepts Regarding Capital Punishment

In four pages the death penalty is analyzed within the concept of various philosophies such as 'an eye for an eye' and provides an...

U.S. and Capital Punishment

of a stratified society and so are economically disadvantaged. Statistics bear out that there are proportionately more minorities ...

Juveniles and Capital Punishment

executes minors (Eckford). This may surprise some as the United States system of justice has always been looked up to compared wit...

Capital Punishment or Life in Prison

executed in the United States in 1995, the most since 1957. With more than 3000 inmates on death row nationwide -- more than any t...

Utah, Choice, and Capital Punishment

Department received hundreds of callers asking to be chosen for the firing squad after a USA Today article suggested that the stat...

Capital Punishment and the McVeigh Sentence

In ten pages this paper examines the sentence of Timothy McVeigh within the context of various death penalty issues. Twenty sourc...

Canada Capital Punishment Argument

In a paper consisting of ten pages the argument that supports the death penalty in Canada is presented. Eight sources are cited i...

Capital Punishment and Race

This paper consists of ten pages and considers the connection between capital punishment usage and race. Six sources are cited in...

Capital Punishment Does Not Effectively Deter Crime

This paper consists of five pages and argues that the death penalty does not effectively deter criminal acts. Eight sources are c...