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An Overview of Capital Punishment


Introduction

    Capital punishment is punishment by death for committing a crime.  Since

the early 1800's most executions have resulted from convictions for murder.  The

death penalty has also been imposed for such serious crimes as armed robbery,

kidnapping, rape, and treason.  There is much disagreement about

whether or not capital punishment is effective in discouraging crime.

 

    In the early 1990's, 36 states of the United States had laws that permitted

the death penalty.  These laws were greatly influenced by a 1972 decision of the

Supreme Court of the United States which had banned the death penalty as it was

then imposed, describing the carrying out of the death penalty as cruel and

unusual punishment.  But the court left open the possibility that the death

penalty might be imposed for certain crimes and if it was applied according to

clear standards.

 

    After this decision was made, new capital punishment laws were made to

satisfy the Supreme Court's requirements.  These laws limit t... [to view the full essay now, purchase below]

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