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... Capital punishment is one of the oldest forms of punishment in the world. Most countries have thought it to be a fair punishment for severe crimes, and it is even mentioned as an appropriate punishment in the Bible. Americans used capital punishment before the United States was a country, and most states use it today. ... Capital cases are long and expensive, and there is no proof to whether capital punishment slows down crime. If the laws concerning capital punishment were made to be better however, capital punishment could become much cheaper, and possibly a lot more effective.
There is not enough evidence to prove whether or not capital punishment slows down crime. ... If all states used capital punishment consistently with certain crimes it would become easier to see what the change it would cause to capital punishment. Capital punishment needs to be implemented in each state, and each state needs to use it consistently. ... Another problem with the capital punishment system used currently is the fact that capital cases are very expensive. Today it takes a long time for a capital case to be finished and there is very few death row inmates are put to death a year. If the courts sped up the cases and limit appeals that they allow death row inmates capital punishment would become much cheaper. Capital punishment could be a very effective punishment if the government implemented it in every state, used it consistently, and limited the appeal process of capital cases.
Approximate Word count = 1178
Approximate Pages = 4.7
(250 words per page double spaced)
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