Defining Capital Punishment

Over the years, capital punishment has emerged as a considerable subject of debate
across Canada and other parts of the world. According to _________, capital punishment is
commonly referred to as the death penalty and is often used to describe the execution of a
prisoner that is sentenced to death after proven guilty of a criminal offence. Although the use of
capital punishment has been criminalized in Canada, this form of punishment exists in many
other parts of the world, including some parts of the United States.
One of the primary reasons that contribute to the controversial nature of the death penalty
is the notion of whether capital punishment is an effective deterrent to crime. Proponents of this
form of punishment argue that the majority of people in society will not engage in serious
criminal behaviours due to the potential of being executed. On the other hand, opponents note
that some offenders commit serious crimes as a result of a conscious or unconscious desire to
commit suicide, a motivation that offsets any deterrent effect that the death penalty may have.
However, retentionists reply that few criminals, especially hardened criminals, want to and
expect to be punished for their crimes.
Finish other arguments
Include > This execution is used as a punishment for some types of murder, and only in
some places, it is used to execute criminals that have committed treason, fraud, adultery and
rape. The process of the execution can be done by lethal injection or gas, electrocution, a team of
police officers using a shooting technique, or hanging. The inmate gets to choose their method of
execution.
Brief History of Capital

The capital punishment originated in America. 1608 was when the first execution was

performed, Captain George Kendall was the first recorded execution in the new colonies 1969

was when the US supreme court reinstated the death penalty, since then, there have been over a

thousand people have been executed. In the early years, decapitation and strangulation were the

most common ways for someone that committed a criminal offence would be killed, now there

are more humane ways, such as a lethal injection that is much less painful.

Psychological factors
Sociological factors

Differing Viewpoints