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…Death Penalty The Death Penalty is different from all other forms of punishments in that it cannot be reversed and therefore should be abolished. Murderers are not discouraged from committing crimes even with the death penalty as a punishment…

…laws that states set about age and crimes that are punishable by death. Conclusion: All of these things influence people to be for or against the death penalty. People for would say that murder is a supreme crime and thus deserve the supreme punishment…

…by every law but still it does protect agenst misleading and decietful people. In my eyes the punishment fits the crime, no matter if the crime was a mistake. Another example could possible be made. For example if you hit a child on a bike, let’s say he…

…message to those who choose to use guns to commit crimes, that gun crime means hard time. A mandatory jail sentence - or additional time is added to the usual punishment for a crime if guns are involved. Also the minimal sentence for a gun crime in Texas has…

…The New York Police Department and Mayor Rudolph Giuliani originally introduced the zero tolerance approach. Based on the information I have read, it appears that New York’s crime rate dropped drastically during the period in which there were zero…

…to be applied there first must be a crime or an action that is the government’s responsibility to prevent from taking place. When law is applied the government has already failed to protect the individual; punishment will do nothing to help the victim after…

…Children commit adult crimes. The problem is how do we punish them? Should they be treated in juvenile facilities, or punished with adult criminals? In some states, you are considered to be an adult at 17 years old, therefore, as criminals get placed…

…), and retribution (an eye for an eye). The death penalty is a punishment to a person in which the person is put to death for a very serious crime they have committed, usually when they take another person's life. Our state and federal legislators have created laws…

…they pull the trigger. And for those who don¹t take heed, they would be locked up where they belong. The last option is by far the best in my eyes. ³Before the abolition of slavery there was no real prison system in the United States. Punishment for crime…

…chosen age 18 at the time of the crime as the minimum age for eligibility for that ultimate punishment. Another 5 jurisdictions (13%) have chosen age 17 as the minimum. The other 18 death penalty jurisdictions (45%) use age 16 as the minimum age, either…