Capital Punishment

According to the dictionary capital punishment refers to death for a crime or a death penalty. This method of death penalty was a universal method and it is still practiced in certain countries such as U.S, Japan and South Korea (Bruce A Robinson, 2011). Due to the introduction of the death penalty; it has proven that the crime rates in the US has decreased for example in the year 2000 there were 85 cases to face the death penalty and as years passed the number of criminals in the year 201 have come upto 46 (updated April, 2011). Well the majority of Americans support death penalty, with 64% favoring it and the rest against (Gallup, 2010). as Orrin Hatch says "Capital punishment is our society's recognition of the sanctity of human life." Does on believe that death penalty actually deters crime? Capital punishment should not be abolished because of retribution and deterrence. 

Retribution is way of severe and deserved punishment which adjusts the balance of justice.This kind of punishment shows the public that murder is an intolereble crime which will be punished in such a kind. People believe that the presence of retribution is a great way protecting lives on earth. Seeing pain in the eyes of the victim's family or friends is the one that for fits the argument for death penalty, if the criminal is put behind bars and not given a death penalty once the criminal is out he is ought to do the same acts, it is better to destroy the person who's doing the crime because as the criminal vanishes the crime will automatically vanish. As the Bible Romans 13: 1-4says  "Let every person be subjected to the
governing authorities. For there is no authority except from God, and those that exist have been
instituted by God. Therefore he who resists what God has appointed, and those who resist will
incur judgment.... If you do wrong, be afraid, for [the authority] does not bear the sword in vain;
he is the servant of God to execute his wrath on the wrongdoer" So beig punished through a death penalty actually comes from God.  

Society wants to have a safe and better environment to live in, thus to make that happen strongest punishment should be available to deter murder. zthis kind of punishment is necessary for people who intentionally commit murders, it is a threat for potential criminals. Death penalty may deter murderers and it is the penalty that could deter prisoners already serving a life sentence and tempted to kill. 

Deterrence is not just aimed at the actual offender who is being sentenced, but is also meant to act as a signal to others in wider community that this is the sort of treatment that can expect if they carry out similar offences. Detterence is a coin (2 sided) aimed atthe individual in the dock and others in society who may well be considering to avoid similar behaviour. The law's aims is to deter potential future culprits by punishing past offenders. Becker a famous economist (1968) said that "

In order for deterrence to be effective and crime to be reduced, the costs must be made to outweigh the benefits. Increasing the probability of conviction or the severity of the punishment would make the prospect of crime less attractive and induce the individual not to commit crimes." 

In conclusion, taking into account the act of deterrence and retribution capital punishment should not be abolished. If they do the crime rate would increase at a higher rate making us live in a non-safe environment. If the criminals are punished severly then the crime rate would eventually vanish.