Should the United States abolish the death penalty? Why or Why not?

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Should the United States abolish the death penalty ? Why or Why not

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22nd April 2009

Introduction

Crime is a noticeable part of society , and people acknowledge that attention should be made towards it . Most individuals recognize the danger of crime against their lives , however the methods and the steps to solve it , is still not clear . In most countries , the death penalty has been sanctioned to many wrongdoers with a variety of offenses from the ancient time to the

current-day American . Historically , death penalty has been a justifiable and competent ways of preventing crime Today , the death penalty remains an appropriate means for sanctioning punishment for murder and other dreadful offences (Amnesty International , 2003

Criminal justice systems sanction punishment for three reasons : just punishment , deterrence , and incapacitation . Death penalty serves these goals more appropriately compared to long terms of life imprisonment (Justice For All , 2003

Possibly the main aim of a criminal justice system is to inflict just punishment . A punishment is said to be just if it acknowledges the crime gravity . In constituting the crime sentences , the appropriate punishment must be considered by the society . To be equal to the crime of murder such a crime sentences must recognize the sacredness of human life Murder is different from other crime in terms of degree and kind

The society can know the gravity of murder only if it accepts the death penalty . In fact , to restrict sentence of most serious...