Death

Penalty
P R E S E N T E D BY: A B D U L M O I Z C H A U D H A RY
201500125
Content
What is Death Penalty

Pros and Cons

Theories

Types of execution

Conclusion

References
 What is Death Penalty
Death penalty is a legal process
whereby a person is put to death
by the state as a punishment for a
crime. Crimes that can result in a
death penalty are known as
capital crimes or capital offences.
The term capital originates from
the Latin capitals, literally
"regarding the head" (referring to
execution by beheading)
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Capital punishment has, in the past, been practiced by most societies.
Currently 58 nations actively practice it, 97 countries have abolished it
for all crimes, 8 have abolished it for ordinary crimes only (maintain it
for special circumstances such as war crimes), and 35 have abolished it ,
have not used it for at least ten years and/or are under moratorium
About 90% of all executions in the world take place in Asia.
Pros & Cons of Death
Penalty
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PROS CONS

Retribution Human rights violation

Deterrence
Racial, Ethics and
Social bias
Less damage is adopted to
prevent more Wrongful execution
Less expense incurred Second chance
Eliminates negativity
Capital Punishment is
less grave
Vengeance
◦ Human emotion that is normal in family members of murder
victims, but it can never be used to justify a public policy given
that policies are supposed to be based on reason and empirical
science
Retribution
◦ This theory of justice which demands for “Tooth for a Tooth and
an Eye for an Eye” is the strongest argument of the capital
punishment.
◦ If someone in your family were murdered, would you want that
person to be punished ?
◦ I WOULD
 Incapacitatio
Deterrence
n
Taking away a person’s
If people don’t have
freedom so that he or she
anything to fear they will
cannot commit another
do as they please.
crime

Capital Punishment makes The ultimate form of

people thinks twice incarceration is death
Forms of Capital
Punishment
Beheading

Lethal
Hanging
injection

Death by
Poison
stoning

Shooting Electrification
Conclusion
The death penalty has been a very controversial issue through the
decades
Many people believe it is unethical to execute someone and that it’s an
injustice. I disagree, the death penalty is a crime deterrent, gives
families retribution for loved ones, and helps prevent recidivism. It
would be an injustice to abolish the penalty.
Capital punishment is the only effective way to deter crime
References
http://www.thefreedictionary.com/death+penalty
http://listovative.com/5-pros-and-5-cons-of-capital-punishment/
http://www.megaessays.com/viewpaper/1483.html
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