If in the past the number of crimes that were subject to capital punishment was defined simply as the death penalty for a crime. Which in many cases the offender knows the consequences of his actions. Amendments were made to reflect the change in society’s view on the morality of capital punishment that resulted in narrowing down of the list of one hundred crimes to twelve, punishable by death penalty in 1833, and in 1869 it was cut down yet again to just three; treason, rape, and murder because of violent nature of these crimes. These crimes even today are still viewed as violent and should be punished with the highest degree of discipline available to achieve justices. After much public pressure, capital punishment was suspended on a trial run in 1967. This proved to be ineffective, because even though the law stipulated that crimes such as treason or the murder of law enforcement agents, were still to be subjected to the death penalty, the federal cabinet continued to commute those criminals from death to life sentences, hence the law was not being followed and justices was not being served. This soon was followed with capital punishment’s abolishment in 1976, as a formal declaration of what was already happening or rather what was not happening. It is felt that because of this and the fact that there were no executions from 1967 to 1976, the form of punishments were no longer a sufficient deterrent for such serious crimes and contributed to an ever rising crime rate.

However, this is where the real issue of whether or not capital punishment should exist begins and such a controversial issue could be best understood if we looked at capital punishment in a perspective of how it fulfils or does not fulfill society’s ideas of punishment: Retribution Punishment, the sentencing objective based on the principals of “an-eye-for-an-eye”, which means that what one person has done to another should also be done to that person in return. Segregation punishment, the duty of removing criminals out of the society so that they cannot repeat their offence or commit other offences against society. Deterrent punishment, the punishment that threats and refrain an imposition of a penalty for the commission of an act considered wrong by society. Although capital punishment follow the above three objectives well, most people would say it does. But then ofcourse they are people who support the abolishment of capital punishment would ask about rehabilitation, the retraining of prisoners with an employable skill for use when they released. Not only is it expensive to retrain and house criminals, but with some, it is just not possible, because they are hardened criminals and will not change. For those people, it is just not worth the effort. Also another point to consider is that today prison terms are not enough. Many people are allowed out early on parole and or remission resulting in criminals just serving one third of their prison terms and being released back into society. This type of quick release cannot adequately retribute someone’s death nor deter others strongly enough from repeating the same offence that the criminals already have.

 Opponents of the death penalty claim that sentencing to death does not change the reality of the situation, the harm already as being done and simply cannot be fixed from a vengeance, by taking the prisoners life the death victim will not be back. However capital punishment cheapens human life and puts government on the same low moral level as the criminals, who has no respect for others, Another point that they make enfaces is that poor and minorities are more likely to receive the death penalty the same way is said there is a possibility of error. The changes that there might be an error is separate from the issue of whether the death penalty can be justified or not, if an error does occur and an innocent person is executed then the problem lies in the court system but not in the death penalty. They all so believe and sporting diversion, by given the offender the opportunity to reenter in to society by program our communities retribution.

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We need crime prevention and better understanding of the death penalty.  For most crimes committed in the United States, a fine, a sentence of time in jail, or an execution of the death penalty is the punishment.  However, the death penalty is the most questionable punishment.  Is it morally right? Is killing people effective in deterring crime?

 Although the death penalty has existed for many years it is still questioned by most Americans.  Life is a precious gift from God that involves a lot of understanding has of why man takes it away. The idea of putting another human to death is hard, since the begging of the death penalty; society has fight with the justices system to understand such punishment.  However this act is sometimes necessary and it is our responsibility to understand why.  Personally, I believe that sexual offenders and murderers that have no respect for others’ lives should be treated the same. People have invariably felt that if they had been wrong in some way, it was his or her right to take vengeance on the person that had wronged them. This mentality still exists today, but in a lesser form because the law has now outlined a person’s right and developed punishment that conform to those rights , yet allow for the retribution for their crime. However, some feel that those laws and punishments are too lax and crime, knowing very well that the punishments for their crime, whether it be murder , theft, or any other number of criminal activities, will be so negligible that it may be well worth their risk.  Although risk is a major factor to take into consideration. The death penalty is questionable, yet who are we to blame the justice system? If you know the consequences of your actions and are willing to take the risk, why should the justice system be blamed for a decision you have made. For example, in some cultures punishment such as lousing a hand by mutilation is the consequences of stealing.

Therefore, if you steal you lose your hand.  Who are we to blame the thief or the justices system for mutilating the person that commits the crime; it is all a manor of risk. If one is willing to take the risk knowing the consequences who are we to blame?

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In the United States there are many forms of punishments given out in the criminal justice court system. And all are given depending on the crimes committed by people. Capital punishment in the United States is officially sanctioned by 36 of the 50 states, as well as by the federal government. When capital punishment is handed out by the judge, the man is convicted and sentenced to death. There have been many different forms of punishments to put a man to death. In the earlier 1600s they would torture a man for days before being put to death.  It’s like a double punishment for a single crime, now a days we have reformed our criminal justice courts to be more justice.
In most places that practice capital punishment today, the death penalty is reserved as a punishment for premeditated murder, espionage, and treason, or as part of military justice. In some countries with a Muslim majority, sexual crimes, including adultery and sodomy, carry the death penalty, as do religious crimes such as apostasy, the formal renunciation of one’s religion. In many retentionist countries drug trafficking is also a capital offense. In China human trafficking and serious cases of corruption are also punished by the death penalty. In militaries around the world courts-martial have imposed death sentences for offenses such as cowardice, desertion, insubordination, and mutiny “Capital punishment.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 8 Aug 2006, 10:55 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 12 Aug 2006

 People believe that the use of capital punishment is a huge consequence that people consider before commit any acts that could lead to capital punishment.  The age one must be to be put to death is 18, an adult. In the 1970’s juveniles that were waived as adults would usually be over 18 by the time of their execution day due to the slow process of the appeals. Between the states not too many have actually imposed the death penalty, on people convicted of murder. The death penalty is not used abused. (African Americans make up 42% of death row inmates while making up only 12% of the general population. (They have made up 34% of those actually executed since 1976.) Conversely, others note that this is lower than the 50% of the total prison population which is African American and that whites are in fact twice as likely as African Americans to receive the
Death penalty, and are also executed more quickly after sentencing. Academic studies indicate that the single greatest predictor of whether a death sentence is given, however, is not the race of the defendant, but the race of the victim. According to a 2003 Amnesty International report, blacks and whites were the victims of murder in almost equal numbers, yet 80 % of the people executed since 1977 were convicted of murders involving white victims. The report does not offer any reason for its apparent inconsistency in comparing death penalty statistics regarding the race of murder victims with murder statistics but comparing death penalty statistics regarding the race of condemned murderers with population statistics. “Capital punishment in the United States.” Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia. 15 Aug 2006, 03:09 UTC. Wikimedia Foundation, Inc. 15 Aug 2006
There have been many methods of capital punishments historically there are about five. These five include gibbet, burning, pressing, and hanging in chains. Hanging was the most popular back in the 1800s.the electro chair was the most popular in the 20th century, but there was some concern due to malfunctions and have been talk about cruelty. Now lethal injection is used in the state of Florida instead of the electro chair.
I believe that the punishment should fit the crime the person is convicted of done, for example if a person murders more than one person I believe the person should suffer extremely for his behavior. The cruelty card should be thrown out of the window, when it is premenatated murder. Accidental death should be a life sentence, because accidents do happen to everyone some more than others in my belief. People who are mentally ill should be treated but never released into public but released into prison, if they are sent to the mental clinic because they would not survive prison. They should be released into prison instead the public, where the treat comes back to the public. Then once the insane are no longer insane and are in fact sane, then we should continue a sentence of capital punishment on the murderers of this country we live in and raise our children.

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Child Abuse is an intentional or neglectful physical or emotional injury imposed on a child. It may include child molestation, actual physical abuse or even mental abuse. There are many qualifications where child abuse may be obvious, such as neglect, where one denies a child proper nutrition, or even just leaving the child at home alone. Physical abuse usually involves striking, beating or hitting in one form or fashion. Indirect physical abuse may consist of using a belt or any objects at hand. Permanent injuries are usually detected immediately when determining if there was excessive abuse. Sexual abuse includes rape, which may range from improper touching to even sexual intercourse, usually being repetitive and ongoing. Emotional maltreatment consists of verbal abuse, sometimes including berating a child for his or her appearance, intelligence or even how disappointing the child may be to the adult. Moreover, child abuse usually starts at home, which to one is a very disturbing factor.

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 Child molestation is any sexual conduct by any adult with any child. Generally speaking, an adult is guilty of molestation if he or she engages in any sexual conduct with any child. It may include exposing of genitals to any child, having a child touch the perpetrator’s genitals, removing child’s clothing, taking nude photographs of a child, or having a child touch the perpetrator or another child in an inappropriate fashion.

          Every citizen is entitled to know when a child molester resides near them and that is the reason Megans Law came about. It is a statute that has been enacted in many states, which requires community notification by authorities when a convicted sex offender is released from prison.

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