Title: Why Capital Punishment Doesn’t Deter Crime
Headings: Why Capital Punishment Doesn’t Deter Crime
Why Capital Punishment Doesn’t Deter Crime
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Content: Some people are not very knowledgeable about the criminal justice system and don’t even realize that a convicted murderer may go on living longer than their victim’s life lasted. Another reason why capital punishment doesn’t deter crime is because capital punishment is not certain. In today’s criminal justice system there are many different variables involved in one actually receiving a death sentence. Different laws in different states may prevent one person from getting the death penalty for a similar murder but in another state a person will receive the death penalty. Also in some states, capital punishment is not legal. One can kill in one state and the punishment is a life sentence, while another person in another state has the death penalty hanging over their head for the same crime. Another variable that make capital punishment not certain is the court process. Some prosecutors won’t seek the death penalty, evidence is tainted or lost, or the jury has other options available to them when seeking punishment. The severity of capital punishment may or may not deter crime. For some, if they know they will be executed, how doesn’t really matter.