Death penalty

Presented by: Leah Jackson

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“The care of human life and happiness, and not their destruction, is the first and only object of good government.” -Thomas Jefferson

The Death Penalty also known as capital punishment, is the lawful imposition of death as punishment for crimes. It is

the act of killing or executing an individual who is found

guilty of a serious crime, by the government.

The Death Penalty Past

- The death penalty started in the colonial times.

- Methods that were used to kill individuals were hanging, beheading, quartering, boiling and stoning.

- Executions were carried out for such capital offenses as marrying a Jew, not confessing to a crime, and treason.

The Costs of the Death Penalty

In Indiana, the total cost of the death penalty is 38% greater than the total cost of life without parole

In New York, it costs approximately $23 million per person.

In Tennessee, the death penalty trials cost 48%more than a life sentence trial.

DEATH PENALTY DETERRENCE - 84% of our former and present presidents

of the country’s top academic criminological societies say that the death penalty does not act as a deterrent to murder.

The drugs that are used today for the Death Penalty.

Preventing MurderHow would you spend tens of millions of

dollars a year ?Prevention policy: treatment for

mentally ill individuals, drug/alcohol treatment

Public Safety: Make more resources available for the community and social services

Conclusion

If the society knew more, would we begin to move away from death penalty?