Why Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
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Words: 1976
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Pages: 7
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Why Capital Punishment Should be Abolished
Contrary to popular belief, the death penalty does not act as a deterrent to criminals. As stated by Alfred Blumstein, "Expert after expert and study after study has shown the lack of correlation between the threat of the death penalty and the occurrence of violent crimes." (Blumstein 68) Isaac Ehrlich's study on the limiting effects of capital punishment in America reveals this to the public. The study spans twenty-five years,
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