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…the most convincing. Look at the crime rates in places where physical punishment is allowed-places where canning or cutting off an arm is punishment for theft. Crime rate in those places is very low or nonexistent. I’m not saying that I think that punishment…

…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, from 1957 till 1982, and shows that in the first…

…Capital punishment is a topic that brings up deep emotional reactions from those on both sides of the issue and a great deal of conflict for those who want to be on the right side of the issue, but who are undecided about how they feel. What…

…victim or a hypothetical future victim if the murdered was released or escaped and committed the crime again. Some also will argue that the death penalty is cruel and unusual punishment. This is absolutely ridiculous because the government has gone…

…of the leading nations in the world to resort to using the death penalty. A man commits first-degree murder and is punished for his crime, but instead of spending the rest of his life in prison, he is sentenced to die in the same manner he was punished for. People…

…. There is also the issue of Capital Punishment being a deterrent. But does the death penalty really deter crime? The death lobby wants you to believe the answer to that question is "yes." But, in fact, it is a resounding "NO." Consider this...the US is the only…

…Juvenile crime is a problem in American society today. Some believe the best action to take against these teens is to throw them in jail and forget about them. Juveniles need a second chance in life, too many young offenders are being put into jail…

…commonplace throughout European rulers. Though labeled by the west as barbaric at times, Russia had no striking trends in outrageous punishment from Peter the Great to Nicholas II. What does differ between Europe and Russia in terms of punishment were the crimes…

…the crimes committed. Europe saw much religious persecution and punishment of vagrants and peasants. Russia saw more peasant revolts and responded with oppression. Perhaps also alarming is the number of formerly powerful government officials of the Russian…

…house, blind the peeping toms, or mutilate those who have mutilated? Isn’t this more in line with the eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth concept? The Bible states the basic, “let the punishment fit the crime,” concept at the very beginning, but as we…