Death Penalty
The newly-elected governor of your state is considering whether to support or reject the death penalty. She has assigned you the task of putting together a presentation to educate her and her staff. Prepare a presentation of 6- to 7- slides in Microsoft PowerPoint. Use the “Notes” area to elaborate as needed. Be sure to include the following issues:
- Analyze and describe the pros and cons of capital punishment. Does it truly serve as a deterrent? Are there any other reasons to justify the death penalty besides deterrence?
- What are the roles of aggravating and mitigating circumstances in the sentencing process? Explain.
- In recent years, are states adopting or rejecting the death penalty? Explain.
- Among the states that do utilize the death penalty, what has been the trend in recent years? Find out whether the number of actual executions increasing or decreasing. Are offenders being sentenced to death more frequently or less frequently?
- How has the Supreme Court ruled in death penalty cases since 2000?
- Conclude with a well-supported recommendation for the governor. It is permissible to make a recommendation that does not conform to the trends that have been identified, as long as you support your position appropriately?
- Support your responses with examples.
- Cite any sources in APA format.
Answer preview
The offenders of capital punishment are of the idea that it is racial because most of the people about 48% are African American. They are mistakes in the judicial system which can lead to wrongful convictions. There are some cases in which an innocent person can be convicted wrongly. Those people who are sentenced to the death penalty are those who have committed a serious crime such as murder, however, executing them is believed that they do not suffer as they should. When a person is put through capital punishment, it means that they have not chance to repent and better themselves (Garland, 2010). On the other hand, the death penalty is right in that it acquires retribution, and a person is punished with the same density as the crime that they committed. To some extent, the death penalty does serve as a deterrence since the person cannot commit more crime however other criminals can come up in the society…
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