Group 3 Capital Punishment

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Capital Punishment Prevents Crimes and Thereby Saves Lives

Shepherd, Joanna M. "Capital Punishment Does in Fact Deter Crime." Current Controversies: Capital Punishment. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2007. Opposing Viewpoints Critical Thinking. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 15 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010036289&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article talks about how capital punishment deters crime by showing that punishment is given when the law is broken and that crimes will not go un-noticed.

Vermeule, Cass R. Sunstein and Adrian. "Capital Punishment Is Moral to Prevent the Taking of Innocent Lives." Current Controversies: Capital Punishment. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 15 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010036277&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article talks about how capital punishment is necessary in maintaining a moral society. Capital punishment not only removes harmful individuals permenantly from society, but it helps prevent acts of crime by creating a punishment, therefore deterring crime and crime-related deaths.

Capital Punishment Aids Society's Morality

Bayat, Mufti Zubair. "Capital Punishment Maintains Law and Order." At Issue: Does Capital Punishment Deter Crime?. Ed. Amy Keyzer. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 17 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010009229&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article talks about how capital punishment is beneficial for society because it helps maintain law and order, which decreases crime rate, and crime is immoral.

Crowe, Robert E. "Capital Punishment Is a Safeguard for Society (1925)." Opposing Viewpoints: The Death Penalty. Ed. Mary E. Williams. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 2002. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 17 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010124245&source=gale&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

This article shares how the author thinks that capital punishment acts as a guardian of society. This is because it not only acts as a deterrant for crimes, but it is the "American" thing to do, and Americans trust and should have similar morals to other Americans. The author expresses the thought that capital punishment makes a promise to America to keep Americans safe.

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Capital Punishment has not been proven to be effective

Fagan, Jeffrey. "Deterrence Studies Are Inconsistent and Unscientific." Current Controversies: Capital Punishment. Ed. Paul Connors. Detroit: Greenhaven Press, 2008. Opposing Viewpoints Resource Center. Gale. INLAN - Gonzaga University Library. 17 Mar. 2010 <http://find.galegroup.com/ovrc/infomark.do?&contentSet=GSRC&type=retrieve&tabID=T010&prodId=OVRC&docId=EJ3010036294&source=gale&srcprod=OVRC&userGroupName=gonzagaufoley&version=1.0>.

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