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prior to its implementation. The crime must have been extremely egregious to warrant the ultimate penalty. An important point is...
that the death penalty is not a deterrent against crimes when the death penalty is in place. One author, in fact, states that hom...
proposals to standardize this and other sentencing issues so as to increases in criminal activity in certain areas of the country ...
penalty. It may be argued this is a nature or a nurture difference or may be explained by another factor however whatever the rea...
used (The Clark County Prosecuting Attorney, 2007). In relationship to Oklahoma there was a bill which was passed, "writte...
all those "red blooded Americans" who have the "love it or leave it" mindset, it might be useful to point out that this list conta...
A 12 page paper which discusses how and why the death penalty is obsolete and useless. Bibliography lists 10 sources....
justice seems to supercede mercy (Budziszewski 39). This author, who is a Professor of Government and Philosophy at the University...
was contrary to, or involved an unreasonable application of, clearly establish [sic] federal law as determined by the Supreme Cour...
is, if someone commits a heinous crime, they deserve a similar fate. The death penalty is sometimes not nearly as harsh as the cri...
(Marquand, 1997, p. 1). Dennis Pigman, a minister of the Assembly of God and a former chaplain on the Arkansas death row, believes...
The evolution of punishment strategy has gone hand in hand with the evolution of society as a whole. Harris (1996), for example, ...
same crime, although clearly the crimes and criminals were different. This is not necessarily fair. When one looks into the trut...
car accidents). In light of how diverse murder can be deemed in the courts of law it seems important to note that the death penalt...
history of Arkansas, the first Republican governor for some time, almost a hundred years, and he was a man who believed in many po...
arguments about the death penalty run the gamut and include rhetoric embracing issues of constitutionality to morality to fairness...
great damage to people and offers them little in the way of help. These people that are helped are not criminals perse, they are n...
death penalty has a deterrent effect ("Does the Death Penalty Deter?"). Several studies argued in favor of the deterrent because ...
there will not be the endless appeals that follow the death sentence (Neumann, 2009). In addition, Wanzenreid notes that capital...
researching this subject it seems that studies are scant at best. Also, there is a practical problem in researching the topic as m...
and Pojman quotes Kant at length in stating: "There is no similarity between life, however wretched it may be, and death, hence ...
The death penalty, as controversial as it may be, should be valid option in todays criminal justice system. Unless such a radical...
row inmates, it performs its most solemn duty. However, if the state makes a mistake, there is no possible way it can rectify its ...
the church flip flops but it seems to skirt the issue. The Church does not order deaths, but the church often looks the other way....
With many states teetering on the brink of fiscal bankruptcy, banning capital punishment is an extremely cost-effective way of low...
Presents arguments against the death penalty in the United States. There are 10 sources listed in the bibliography of this 7-page ...
This paper argues that the death penalty is appropriate for murder, but not for rape. There are two sources listed in the bibliogr...
objection to the death penalty is that it is inhumane for one human being to kill another. That, however, is precisely the point ...
centralized law-maker, a centralized executive enforcer, and a centralized, authoritative decisionmaker," it seems that there is n...
This 4 page paper gives an overview of come court cases. This paper includes court cases concerning the death penalty. Bibliograph...