THE DEATH PENALTY
AND THE UNITED STATES
THE FACTS

As of April 1st, 2015, 3,002 inmates
await their execution on death row.

31 of the 50 States still use the capital
punishment today.

Whether capital punishment should
be used remains a major topic of
debate in the United States.
THE DEBATE
PRO CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ARGUMENT:
 Capital Punishment Delivers Justice(Moral Debate)

Capital Punishment Deters Murders(Research on Deterrence Inconclusive)
ANTI CAPITAL PUNISHMENT ARGUMENT:
 Capital Punishment Is Inhumane- (Moral
Debate)

The Cost of Capital Punishment - (Death
penalty cases cost an average of $1 million
more than similar cases where the death
penalty was not sought).
IMPORTANCE TO FINDING THE ANSWER OF DETERRENCE
IF PROVEN VALID (Capital Punishment Saves Lives):
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS JUSTIFIED
IF PROVEN INVALID:
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT IS NOT JUSTIFIED AND IS NOT WORTH THE COST TO TAXPAYERS
WHAT YOU CAN DO TO FIND THE
ANSWER
The Deterrence Theory is still in question due
to inconclusive research on the topic. You
can help end this problem by contacting
your state representatives and urging them
to increase deterrence research funding.
CONTACT YOUR REPRESENTATIVES:
HELP BETTER THE UNITED STATES JUSTICE SYSTEM
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