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A 4 page paper which provides a general overview, along with the pros and cons, of the death penalty. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
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death for their crimes. Death has been a sentence for criminals perhaps since the beginning of civilization of mankind. But, in our present day it is a very controversial topic,
and has been for decades, as many people argue it is not a just punishment. Some argue that particular crimes should have death as the punishment, and there are those
who argue that killing someone is never the answer to a problem. The following paper provides an overview of the death penalty, as well as the pros and cons of
the death penalty. Death Penalty: Overview One author notes that the death penalty has not always been in a position of
acceptance in the United States (White, 2006). It seems that in the 1930s there was a great number of executions whereas between the 1950s and 60s very few took place,
again followed by a period between 1967 and 1976 where no executions took place in the country (White, 2006). In the year 1972 the death penalty was nullified by the
Supreme Court and many criminals who were sentenced to execution found their sentence becoming a life sentence in prison (White, 2006). However, four years later the Supreme Court found the
death penalty to be Constitutional (White, 2006). It is interesting to note that many nations around the world, democratic countries, do not
believe in the death penalty. "The vast majority of democratic countries in Europe and Latin America have abolished capital punishment over the last fifty years, but United States, most democracies
in Asia, and almost all totalitarian governments retain it" (White, 2006). In relationship to what crimes, around the world, constitute reason for the death penalty those crimes can range from
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