Capital Punishment Topics

Leslie Cantu:

My paper "Opposing the Death Penalty" focuses on several reasons why I feel that the death penalty is an inadequate form of criminal punishment as opposed to life imprisonment. It also includes a brief overview of the proponents views as well.


Dustin Cox:

"Justice in Retribution" briefly examines some key arguments by opponents to capital punishment such as: deterrence, judicial homicide, and the concept of cruel and unusual punishment. I give moral justification for the use of capital punishment by opposing these arguments.


Edward Laijas:

This is a pro capital punishment paper. Capital punishment is needed because:

  1. It greatly discourages violent crimes like murder and rape.
  2. It eases the burden on taxpayers by not having to support criminals who are sentenced to life in prison.
  3. The only way for justice to be served is to have the criminal pay with their life, "an eye for an eye." Many people believe that capital punishment does not belong in a civilized society. I believe it is needed because we do not live in a civilized soceity, if we did there would be no crime.

Jonathan Manning:

 My paper deals with why serious criminals should recieve capital punishment. A life in prison isn't adequate punishment.


Abel Martinez:

"Death of a Criminal" is paper for the death penalty. You will read how it is more economical than life imprisonment and how it is fair, especially to those victims.


Jessica Spinler:

"Just Do It Right" suggests several arguments on how the death penalty is a justified form of punishment for murderers. The main reason for its justification is maximizing public safety through a form of incapacitation and deterrence.


Jana Wofford:

This paper looks at the death penalty from a different angle. The moral question of whether the death penalty is right or wrong is not an issue in this discussion. Rather, the death penalty as a tool of punishment and its effectiveness or ineffectiveness becomes the focus of this paper. Major topics include the abuse of the appeals system by death row inmates, the deterrence argument, and the costs involved in the death penalty system.


Xavier (Frankie) Yanez:

Analyzes the different methods of killings used in cases of capital punishment. Illustrate why all the current methods are barbaric and why they seem to defy the U.S. constitution.