Persuasive Essay Pro Death Penalty
Professor O
Putting people to death, judged to have committed certain extremely heinous crimes, is a practice that’s been around for along time. In the later half of the twentieth century, it has become a controversial issue. As a supporter of the death penalty, I consider this to be a good thing for my country and its citizens. Capital punishment deters crime. Statistics prove consisted application of the death penalty deter crime. No executed murdered has ever killed again. For many years, Criminologists have thought to believe the death penalty has no affect as deterrence to homicides. From 1972-1976, a suspension was place on capital punishment. The United States had 9,140 murders in 1960 where 56 people were executed. Nine years Later in 1969 where the United States had zero executions, their were 14,590 murders. After only 2 executions since 1976, murders rised to 23,040. If murderers are sentenced to death and executed, It would put fear of capital punishment into the "would be" murderers. A person is less likely to commit a crime if they believe that they will be punished for their criminal act.
There's a claim that it is more expensive to have a criminal executed then to have him in prison for life. Abolitionists have greatly exaggerated the cost of death penalty cases. They say death penalty cases total at least $2 million per case and Life without Parole cases total $1 million for 50 years. Statistics show the up front costs of the death penalty are significantly higher then life without parole cases. Also, Statistics show that life without parole, overtime, costs more then the death penalty. Costs of life without parole are $34,200 for 50 years at a 2% annual costs increase plus $75,000 for trial and appeals equaling $3.01 million. Same figures except a 3% increase equals $4.04 million Costs of Death Penalty cases is $60,000 for 6 years at a 2% annual costs increase plus $1.5 million for trial and appeals equals $1.88 million. Same figures with a 3%
Putting people to death, judged to have committed certain extremely heinous crimes, is a practice that’s been around for along time. In the later half of the twentieth century, it has become a controversial issue. As a supporter of the death penalty, I consider this to be a good thing for my country and its citizens. Capital punishment deters crime. Statistics prove consisted application of the death penalty deter crime. No executed murdered has ever killed again. For many years, Criminologists have thought to believe the death penalty has no affect as deterrence to homicides. From 1972-1976, a suspension was place on capital punishment. The United States had 9,140 murders in 1960 where 56 people were executed. Nine years Later in 1969 where the United States had zero executions, their were 14,590 murders. After only 2 executions since 1976, murders rised to 23,040. If murderers are sentenced to death and executed, It would put fear of capital punishment into the "would be" murderers. A person is less likely to commit a crime if they believe that they will be punished for their criminal act.
There's a claim that it is more expensive to have a criminal executed then to have him in prison for life. Abolitionists have greatly exaggerated the cost of death penalty cases. They say death penalty cases total at least $2 million per case and Life without Parole cases total $1 million for 50 years. Statistics show the up front costs of the death penalty are significantly higher then life without parole cases. Also, Statistics show that life without parole, overtime, costs more then the death penalty. Costs of life without parole are $34,200 for 50 years at a 2% annual costs increase plus $75,000 for trial and appeals equaling $3.01 million. Same figures except a 3% increase equals $4.04 million Costs of Death Penalty cases is $60,000 for 6 years at a 2% annual costs increase plus $1.5 million for trial and appeals equals $1.88 million. Same figures with a 3%