The Ultimate Sentence

Paper Summary:

The paper brings evidence to illustrate that capital punishment has proven to be an effective deterrent against murder. The paper contends that the death penalty is an appropriate response for victims and believes that our justice system has adequate safeguards to protect the innocent. The paper therefore argues that the death penalty is an appropriate means for justice that should be supported in the United States.

From the Paper:

"Opponents of capital punishment believe that murder is not a type of crime that the death penalty can deter because people commit murders largely in the heat of passion and/or under the influence of alcohol or drugs, giving little thought to the possible consequences of their acts (The death penalty). However, data demonstrates that there is a clear relationship between executions and murders, proving that the death penalty is an effective deterrent. In 1960, there were 56 executions and 9,140 murders in the U.S. And, in 1964, when there were only 15 executions, the number of murders had risen to 9,250. By 1969, there were no executions and the number of murders skyrocketed to14,590."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Carmical, C.. The death penalty: Morally defensible?" Retrieved from Web site: http://www.carmical.net/articles/deathpenalty.html
• Criminal justice in black and white (1998, July/August) ACLU News. Retrieved from Web site: http://209.85.173.104/search?q=cache:F6lDqela6SwJ:65.109.5.176/news/print_newsletters/asset_upload_file959_4415.pdf+aclu+news+%22criminal+justice+in+black+and+white%22&hl=en&ct=clnk&cd=2&gl=us#28
• Goetz, P. (2002. April 4).. Death penalty gets a hearing. Irvine World News. Retrieved from Web site: http://216.173.246.226/Astories/apr4/deathp.html
• Oklahoma City bombing. Retrieved from Web site: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oklahoma_City_bombing
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