Michael Kroenenwetter was an author who was rather educated in the type of works he published. Kroenenwetter continued his studies after high school at the University of Wisconsin. Here, he accomplished numerous goals. Aside from being an author, he was a former Columnist of City Pages, a member of Mystery Writers of America, Crime Writers of Canada, and Author’s Guild. Kroenenwetter was the founder of Joyce and Company Stage Troupe, and a recipient of St. Martin’s Press/Private Eye Writer’s Best first Private Eye Novel Award. He wrote over twenty nine other works besides Capital Punishment, which all relate to politics or the history of American’s criminal justice system. Michael is credited for being the author of the first edition of ABC-CLIO’s Encyclopedia of Twentieth Century American Social Issues (Death penalty," 2010). Death is easily considered the most ultimate punishment that our government can impose on an individual. Not only because of its violence, but because it is final, and ends all future human potential. Attitudes toward capital punishment vary. Some believe practicing the phrase “an eye for an eye,” as others is totally against it, no matter the circumstances. A number of countries are abandoning capital punishment and following the more human punishment of imprisonment for life, as other countries are increasing its use. The United States is the most prominent of this, executing far more citizens than any other nation such as: Canada, France, Romania, Poland, Italy, Germany, and many others (Kronenwetter, 2001). Capital punishment is based on the proposition that there must be consequences for one’s wrong doing. In society, the message is clear; if one does something punishable, au... ... middle of paper ... ...emphasizes the relationship between the death penalty and factors such as mass media, population diversity, community sentiment, and the roles of economic, social, and political leaders (Koch,Wark,Galliher, 2012). “There are detailed explanations –the where, how, and why of these dramatic developments in death penalty laws and practices.” (Koch,Wark,Galliher, 2012, p. 243). References Akhavan, K. (2010). Death penalty. Retrieved from http://deathpenalty.procon.org/view.source.php?sourceID=009700 Koch, L.W., Wark, C., Galliher, J.F. (2012). The death of the American death penalty. Lebanon, NH: Northeastern University Press. Kronenwetter, M. (2001). Capital punishment (2nd edition.). Santa Barbara, CA: Library of Congress Cataloging. Lester, D. (1998). The death penalty issues and answers (2nd edition.). Springfield, IL: Library of Congress Cataloging.
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Capital Punishment Essays - For the Common Good. Putting to death people judged to have committed certain extreme Terrible crimes are a practice of ancient standing, but in the United States. in the second half of the twentieth century, it has become a very controversial issue. Changing views on this difficult issue led the Supreme Court to abolish capital punishment in 1972 but later upheld it in 1977. The 'Standard' of the 'Standard' Although capital punishment is what the people want, there are many.
The use of capital punishment has progressively become problematic since the very first day it was put into practice. There are many great arguments both for and against capital punishment, but in my opinion the benefits of capital punishment outweigh any possible negative aspects. Although capital punishment sounds extreme, sometimes it is necessary when people execute extreme crimes. I would like to argue that in certain situations the use of capital punishment is morally acceptable.
Throughout America’s history, capital punishment, or the death penalty, has been used to punish criminals for murder and other capital crimes. In the early 20th century, numerous people would gather for public executions. The media described these events gruesome and barbaric (“Infobase Learning”). People began to wonder if the capital punishment was really constitutional.
While international documents have restricted and in some cases even banned the death penalty, its application is still not against customary international law. Much debate continues in the US as to whether it constitutes an appropriate punishment, at least to the most heinous crimes. In recent years, the debate has been further fuelled by the use of new technologies, which have shown that a large proportion of people sentenced to death are, indeed, innocent. The death penalty is no more effective a deterrent than life imprisonment... It is also evident that the burden of capital punishment falls upon the poor, the ignorant and the underprivileged members of society."
Mr. Koch starts off his essay with quotes by two murders about the death penalty. It seems that these two killers have d...
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In this paper I will argue for the moral permissibility of the death penalty and I am fairly confident that when the case for capital punishment is made properly, its appeal to logic and morality is compelling. The practice of the death penalty is no longer as wide-spread as it used to be throughout the world; in fact, though the death penalty was nearly universal in past societies, only 71 countries world-wide still officially permit the death penalty (www.infoplease.com); the U.S. being among them. Since colonial times, executions have taken place in America, making them a part of its history and tradition. Given the pervasiveness of the death penalty in the past, why do so few countries use the death penalty, and why are there American states that no longer sanction its use? Is there a moral wrong involved in the taking of a criminal’s life? Of course the usual arguments will be brought up, but beyond the primary discourse most people do not go deeper than their “gut feeling” or personal convictions. When you hear about how a family was ruthlessly slaughtered by a psychopathic serial killer most minds instantly feel that this man should be punished, but to what extent? Would it be just to put this person to death?
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