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Capital Punishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capital punishment, death penalty or execution is government sanctioned punishment by death. The sentence is referred to as a death sentence. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or capital offences, such as first degree murder, terrorism, and espionage.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment
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Capital Punishment in the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
In the United States, capital punishment-also called the death penalty-is a legal sentence in 31 states and the federal civilian and military legal systems. Its applications are limited by the Eighth Amendment to the United States Constitution to aggravated murders committed by mentally competent adults.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Capital_punishment_in_the_United_States
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Death Penalty Cost: Prosecutors in Rural Counties Can't Afford to Bring Capital Cases
Since capital punishment was reinstated by the Supreme Court in 1976, the cost of carrying out a death penalty trial has risen steadily. Increasing legal protections for defendants has translated into more and more hours of preparatory work by both sides. Fees for court-appointed attorneys and expert witnesses have climbed.
http://www.slate.com/articles/news_and_politics/jurisprudence/2014/12/death_penalty_cost_prosecutors_in_rural_counties_can_t_afford_to_bring_capital.html
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Considering The Death Penalty: Your Tax Dollars At Work
While those complex debates rage on, some like to point fingers at perhaps the most simple reason to support the death penalty: It's cheaper to kill an inmate than to keep an inmate alive.
http://www.forbes.com/sites/kellyphillipserb/2014/05/01/considering-the-death-penalty-your-tax-dollars-at-work/
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Criminal Justice: Capital Punishment Focus - Criminal Justice Degree Schools
The fight between those who support capital punishment and those who oppose it is rather simple compared to many other debates. Those in support of capital punishment believe it deters crimes and, more often than not believe that certain crimes eliminate one's right to life.
http://www.criminaljusticedegreeschools.com/criminal-justice-resources/criminal-justice-capital-punishment-focus/
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Should the Death Penalty be Banned as a Form of Punishment?
The United States remains in the minority of nations in the world that still uses death as penalty for certain crimes. Many see the penalty as barbaric and against American values. Others see it as a very important tool in fighting violent pre-meditated murder.
http://www.balancedpolitics.org/death_penalty.htm
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Death Penalty Statistics - Statistic Brain
Death Penalty Statistics Data Number of U.S. states with the death penalty 32 Total number of executions since 1976 1,392 Current number of Death Row inmates 3,035 Percent of counties in the U.S.
http://www.statisticbrain.com/death-penalty-statistics/
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Crimes Punishable by the Death Penalty - Death Penalty Information Center
Learn what crimes are punishable by death in each state.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/crimes-punishable-death-penalty
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Capital Punishment: Getting the Death Penalty
The death penalty is the ultimate punishment, and that's why there are many safeguards to help make sure it isn't handed down lightly.
http://criminal.lawyers.com/criminal-law-basics/capital-punishment-getting-the-death-penalty.html
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History of the Death Penalty - Death Penalty Information Center
Learn about the history of the death penalty.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/history-death-penalty
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Ethics: Capital punishment - BBC
A breakdown of the arguments given in favour of abolishing (or against reintroducing) the death penalty.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/ethics/capitalpunishment/
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Death Penalty Information Center
Discover the latest information about the death penalty.
http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org
