Capital Punishment: Its Lost Appeal?
Ferbrache, Christopher Fresno City College
Ferbrache, Christopher
Fresno City College
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A large proportion of the population thinks that capital punishment is a reasonable method to reduce crime and punish those who have been convicted of a capital crime. I discuss aspects to the philosophy of capital punishment, and analyze factual elements of murder conviction processes, to significantly cast doubt on the pro-capital punishment argument. In order to measure the true value and need for capital punishment, one must analyze pro capital punishment arguments in light of the alternatives. While theories of deterrence, incapacitation and retribution will be reviewed, theories of rehabilitation and restoration will not since they are not applicable to the capital punishment discussion. With increased legal protections, which are a good thing, and rising costs of incarceration, capital punishment is not the greatest good punishment option for capital crime. The remaining options are revising the capital punishment system, an enormous challenge, or suspending it indefinitely.
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2013-12-31
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https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/EPH/article/view/21330/17288
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/EPH/article/view/21330
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EQUINOX-10.1558/eph.v21i2.75
https://journals.equinoxpub.com/index.php/EPH/article/view/21330
ISSN-ELECT-2052-8388
EQUINOX-10.1558/eph.v21i2.75
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10.1558/eph.v21i2.75
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