Research Proposal: Capital Punishment
Carlee Taylor
English 112
Leland Howard
Research Proposal There are many controversial points of view on the death penalty in America’s society. Is the death penalty socially correct? Is it just? The death penalty is an execution sentence that a person convicted of a capital crime must face. A person can only be sentenced to death in 33 states (deathpenatly.org). There have been as of April 1, 2012, 3,170 death row inmates in the Unites States history, with an exception of the two inmates in New Mexico and eleven in Connecticut that remain on the death row due to the law not being made retrospective to these inmates. The controversy whether the death penalty is just or unjust has been a debate in America for many years. There have been 141 exonerations in 26 different states as of October 1, 2012. Although there are many social and societal views about the death penalty, do people deserve the right to die, do two wrong doings make a right doing. Furthermore, should criminals who are mentally incompetent be given the death penalty given that they have committed a crime that requires intelligence? For the states that do have the death row, should those states be more reluctant to give the death row sentence to inmates being that there have been 141 exonerations? The death penalty is a very serious punishment which is why it raises the questions if it is morally right, what the societal view are upon this subject matter, should criminals who are mentally incompetent be given the death penalty, and for those state who support the death penalty sentence be more reluctant to give the death penalty due to the numerous inmates on death row that were found not guilty of capital crime. The death penalty is important to not only me but also to the criminals who may face the capital punishment because it is such a harsh punishment. After the death penalty, there is no life, you are simply executed. This topic should not be taken lightly and is unjust for those who are
English 112
Leland Howard
Research Proposal There are many controversial points of view on the death penalty in America’s society. Is the death penalty socially correct? Is it just? The death penalty is an execution sentence that a person convicted of a capital crime must face. A person can only be sentenced to death in 33 states (deathpenatly.org). There have been as of April 1, 2012, 3,170 death row inmates in the Unites States history, with an exception of the two inmates in New Mexico and eleven in Connecticut that remain on the death row due to the law not being made retrospective to these inmates. The controversy whether the death penalty is just or unjust has been a debate in America for many years. There have been 141 exonerations in 26 different states as of October 1, 2012. Although there are many social and societal views about the death penalty, do people deserve the right to die, do two wrong doings make a right doing. Furthermore, should criminals who are mentally incompetent be given the death penalty given that they have committed a crime that requires intelligence? For the states that do have the death row, should those states be more reluctant to give the death row sentence to inmates being that there have been 141 exonerations? The death penalty is a very serious punishment which is why it raises the questions if it is morally right, what the societal view are upon this subject matter, should criminals who are mentally incompetent be given the death penalty, and for those state who support the death penalty sentence be more reluctant to give the death penalty due to the numerous inmates on death row that were found not guilty of capital crime. The death penalty is important to not only me but also to the criminals who may face the capital punishment because it is such a harsh punishment. After the death penalty, there is no life, you are simply executed. This topic should not be taken lightly and is unjust for those who are