Capital Punishment
For my Personal Research Study (PRS), I am going to research Capital
Punishment. Capital Punishment is about taking a life for a life(s).
For example if you commit a crime like Murder and you are convicted of
murdering someone you could end up being killed by "The Electric
Chair" or you could get an injection that will kill you. Capital
Punishment is an interesting topic because people have debated about
this subject for years.
The question I have chosen for my PRS is should Capital Punishment be
reintroduced?
My hypothesis is Capital Punishment should be reintroduced for crimes
severe enough such as Mass Murder and Treason i.e. murdering a
Queen/King or President of a country. The topic I have chosen is part
of the Beliefs and Values unit that I have studied in Humanities. My
hypothesis is based on the Key Idea. Individuals and groups have
different beliefs, attitudes and values regarding cultural, moral,
political, religious, spiritual and social issues.
I will use a range of research methods to investigate my hypothesis.
For my secondary methods I will use books, the Internet and newspaper
articles. For my primary research I will design and distribute a
questionnaire to discover people's views on Capital Punishment.
Questionnaire
I am a year 11 student at Aylward School. As part of my GCSE
Humanities course I am required to complete a Personal Research Study.
I would be great full therefore if you could complete the following
questionnaire.
1. What age group are you in?
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15-19 20-29 30+
2. Have you ever been a victim of a crime?
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Good for embarrassing subjects
No interviewer bias
The disadvantages of using a questionnaire are:
Low response rate
Difficult to go into depth
Never know if correct person answers
People may not be truthful
I have chosen not to use observation as one of my primary research
methods. I feel it is unsuitable for my PRS because it would be
impossible for me to observe Capital Punishment taking place or visit
Death Row and observe prisoners waiting for death. This wouldn't
benefit my study anyway.
I have also chosen not to use in-depth interviews because it takes a
long amount of time which I don't have, it doesn't have much use on
large amounts of people which I need for my PRS and the interviewer
may be biased towards the subject and would only follow up what they
think are important.
Introduction: Throughout this discussion I will debate and analyse the ideas I have collected from my research. My discussion is separated under sub headings which will allow me to form a better understanding of how capital punishment is viewed which will help me in reaching a possible answer to my question. Firstly I am going to be discussing two very well known case studies.
I’m going to talk to you about the death penalty and how it associates with the three branches of government. I will also talk to you about how the death penalty affected people’s lives from the past to present day. The death penalty is the process by which you are sentenced to death for a foul crime the person has committed, whether that crime is murder, espionage, treason, or military justice. Other crimes, like sexual crimes have death penalties for rape, adultery, incest, and sodomy while militaries death penalty crimes are cowardice, desertion, insubordination, and mutiny. In some parts around the world, death penalty is called capital punishment because of the many controversy in many parts of the world.
“This is not a nice man … innocent is not a word that suits him in any way,” says Brian Webster when speaking of Matthew Poncelet, the man on death row in the movie Dead Man Walking. Many people feel that the death penalty is immoral and it should not be used; however I feel completely opposite. I believe that capital punishment is a fair sentence for a murderer to receive. In the movie Dead Man Walking, the main character Matthew Poncelet, is on death row waiting for the lethal injection that will soon put him to death for good.
Thesis: By understanding more about the Death Penalty you will have a better understanding why it should be revoked in the U.S.
Murder, a common occurrence in American society, is thought of as a horrible, reprehensible atrocity. Why then, is it thought of differently when the state government arranges and executes a human being, the very definition of premeditated murder? Capital punishment has been reviewed and studied for many years, exposing several inequities and weaknesses, showing the need for the death penalty to be abolished.
Colson, Charles W. “Capital Punishment.” The Rutherford Institute. 11 Nov. 2002. 30 May 2010 .
man from killing again then so be it. I don't know if it is immoral
murder rates in given areas both before and after an execution. Clear and cole(2000) have
One of the most repetitive and controversial topics discussed in the criminal justice system, is the death penalty. Capital punishment has been a part of our nation’s history since the creation of our constitution. In fact, as of January 1st, 2016, 2,943 inmates were awaiting their fate on death row (Death Penalty Information Center). Throughout my life, I have always been a strong advocate for the death penalty. During the majority of my undergraduate degree, I was a fierce supporter of capital punishment when discussing the topic in classes. However, throughout many criminal justice courses, I found myself in the minority, regarding the abolishment of the death penalty. While debating this topic, I would always find myself sympathetic to the victims and their families, as one should be, wanting those who were responsible for heinous crimes to
On July 2, 1976, almost two hundred years since the United States of America passed the Declaration of Independence, the Supreme Court legalized capital punishment (Appendix 1). Capital punishment executed for the crime of theft. Since then there have been an estimated 18,000 to 20,000 people lawfully executed(Espy pp.194). In the eighteenth century, England would punish by death for crimes such as pick pocketing and petty theft. After the 1650's colonist could be put to death for denying the true god or cursing their parents advocates.
The debate over capital punishment has been going on for years, and continues to be an extremely indecisive and complicated issue. The death penalty is a very touchy issue within society. There are many pro's and con's on this issue. On one hand, there are people who claim that capital punishment is a form of vengeance on a killer. One the other hand, there are people who believe that locking someone behind bars for life is vengeance enough. But is it "humane" that an individual who takes the life of another should receive heating, clothing, indoor plumbing and 3 square meals a day? While a homeless person who has harmed no one receives nothing?
“The Death Penalty: Pro and Con.” Wgbh.org. WGBH Educational Foundation, 2013. Web. 12 Feb. 2013.
Of the many questions available to base my survey on, I chose "Are you in favor of the death penalty?". With this question I interviewed twenty-four people. I had to get their name, age, race, sex, marital status, birthplace, religion, and of course the answer to the question. Then with the results of the survey I wrote this composition.
Capital punishment has been a controversial topic in association to any person condemned to a serious committed crime. Capital punishment has been a historical punishment for any cruel crime. Issues associated to things such as the different methods used for execution in most states, waste of taxpayers’ money by performing execution, and how it does not serve as any form of justice have been a big argument that raise many eyebrows. Capital punishment is still an active form of deterrence in the United States. The history of the death penalty explains the different statistics about capital punishment and provides credible information as to why the form of punishment should be abolished by every state. It is believed
Capital punishment is the punishment of death for a crime given by the state. It is used for a variety of crimes such as murder, drug trafficking and treason. Many countries also have the death penalty for sexual crimes such as rape, incest and adultery. The lethal injection, the electric chair, hanging and stoning are all methods of execution used throughout the world. Capital punishment has been around since ancient times; it was used in ancient Rome, and one of the most famous people to be crucified was Jesus Christ. Capital punishment is now illegal in many countries, like the United Kingdom, France and Germany, but it is also legal in many other countries such as China and the USA. There is a large debate on whether or not capital punishment should be illegal all over the world as everyone has a different opinion on it. In this essay, I will state arguments for and against the death penalty, as well as my own opinion: capital punishment should be illegal everywhere.