1. Death Penalty
Capital Punishment Capital punishment is not a new concept. ... In reality, executions are seen as the appropriate punishment for certain criminals committing specific crimes. ... It has been the main recourse against those who commit the most serious crimes. ... Georgia, struck down the capital punishment statutes of 39 states. ... Bedau and Radelet already knew that plea-bargains, the juries, the evidence, the prosecutors, judicial review and/or the legal statutes had put these crimes in the "no capital punishment" category. ...
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- Grade Level: Undergraduate