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There are a couple of different arguments that are used for keeping the death penalty. Deterrence used to be the most popular, and is still fairly popular although it seems to be in decline. Some argue that capital punishment should be threatened rarely because threatening it too often and for too many crimes would be counter productive. For example, if burglary was punishable by death then there would be incentive to kill witnesses. However, if only murder is punishable by death, the burglar has an incentive to make sure not to kill anyone while committing their crime. Another argument is incapacitation, that the dead can no longer harm anyone. Ernest van den Haag discusses this in Ch.5 Justice Deterrence and the Death Penalty, in America's Experiment with Capital Punishment. Retribution is the argument that seems to be most on the rise. There is a good write up of this argument on Wikipedia's page Capital Punishment Debate, and it cites several reputable death penalty scholars such as Hugo A. Bedau.
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When did they stop the death penalty?
The death penalty is not permitted in some states and is permitted in other states.
What are some countries that have the death penalty and some that don't?
Iran ,The united states Iraq, China, Japan, have the death penalty. Australia. Britain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Do not have the death penalty
How do you feel about the death penalty in the past?
The death penalty was extremely unfair for some people, but for the rest of us it was justice........ In the states the death penalty is still used in 37 states and by the Federal Government and the US Military.
How many states enforce the death penalty?
Currently, thirty two states enforce the death penalty. In addition, there are eighteen states that have abolished the death penalty.
Can the death penalty vary by state?
yes some states support it
How many states with moratoriums have the death penalty?
Including those states with moratoriums, how many states currently have the death penalty?
How does the death penalty effect the states that currently have the death penalty?
Don't quite understand the question. The application of the death penalty is one of the rights preserved to the states. There is no federal law that addresses, it or forbids it. Currently 35 of the 50 states plus the US Government and US Military have a death penalty in effect, although several have not exercised it in some time.
What percent of US States have the death penalty?
Thirty-four of the fifty states currently have the death penalty, or 68%For more information about the death penalty in the United States, see Related Questions, below.
Does west virgina have the death penalty?
No, West Virginia is not one of the states that has a death penalty
Is the death penalty used in all stated and federal government?
SOME states have passed legislaion outlawing the death penalty. Many, including the Federal Government, have not.
What is the difference in violent crime rate between states that have death penalty and states that do not have death penalty?
Well the death penalty countries are lower as the people don't want to dye for a crime so.
What is the Punishment for First Degree Murder?
The punishment for first degree murder varies by jurisdiction, but it typically includes a lengthy prison sentence, up to and including life imprisonment without the possibility of parole, or in some cases, the death penalty.
