PPT-Capital Punishment History

The death penalty has a long history it began in colonial America It is restricted to the most serious crimes murder and treason Furman v Georgia 1972 The Supreme Court held that the death penalty as applied was unconstitutional under the cruel and unusual punishment clause of the 8. 3 Capital punishment Compiled and written by Ivan Potas and John Walker This report is the third in the series on Trends and Issues in Crime and Criminal Justice produced by the research division of the Australian Ins Leslie Boyer. Angie Moore. 1. How far should schools be able to go in the direction of punishment, especially when some parents seem to have no concern about their children's behaviors at school? . 2. After experiencing Service Learning at a school with so many behavior problems, how do you think Corporal Punishment might affect school 69?. fear nothing more than death. Therefore, nothing will deter a criminal more than the fear of death.” . [Van Den Haag 1983. ] An issue that has continually created tension in today's society is whether the death penalty serves as a justified and valid form of punishment. In several parts of the world, the death penalty has been apportioned to those who have committed a variety of offenses from the time of ancient Babylon to present-day America.  The Roman Empire made use of the death penalty liberally, as did the Church of the Middle Ages.  As history tells us, capital punishment, whose definition is "the use of death as a legally sanctioned punishment," is an acceptable and efficient means of deterring crime.  Today, the death penalty remains an effective method of punishment for murder and other heinous crimes. The morality, constitutionality, determent, and cost testify of capital punishment. The penalty should be allowed.. Where do we Start?. The teachings of Jesus – if one truly believes in them, it is very hard to justify retaliating to violent people by using violence in return. . For example, when Jesus was killed on the cross, he said: “Forgive them Father, for they know not what they do” Luke 23:34. . (. kinds of Punishment under Criminal Law). INTRODUCTION. . . A . Punishment is a consequence of an offense. Punishments are imposed on the wrong doers with the object to deter them to repeat the same wrong doing and reform them into law- abiding citizens. The kind of punishment to be imposed on the criminal depends or is influenced by the kind of society one lives in. The aim of the different theories of punishments is to transform the law-breakers into law-abiders.. Starter: work in pairs to guess the date of the events below:. Abolition of the death penalty for pickpockets. Last public execution in the UK. People under 16 could no longer be executed. People under 18 could no longer be executed. mwahahahahaha. Reinforcement. Any object or event that strengthens or . increases. the frequency of a response that it follows.. Punishment. Is the delivery of an unpleasant consequence following a response which . Bail. is a sum of money that the accused may be required to deposit with the court as a guarantee that he or she will appear in court.. The Constitution does not guarantee that all accused persons are entitled to bail, just that the amount of the bail cannot be excessive.. The Purpose of Criminal Punishment. This chapter addresses questions such as:. Does society have the right to punish?. Is infliction of punishment morally justifiable?. Although law justifies use of punishment, moral justification for punishment is separate issue. What do you know about the existing practice of Capital Punishment in our country? How often do we execute someone? Which state(s) do it the most? What methods are used? Etc.. http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/documents/FactSheet.pdf. . Factual Matters. . Factual Matters. Blue- No current death penalty; Orange- unconstitutional, Green- no one executed since 1976; Red- executions since 76.. •. . More Statistics. . Statistics Continued. . Factual Matters. . Factual Matters. Blue- No current death penalty; Orange- unconstitutional, Green- no one executed since 1976; Red- executions since 76.. •. . More Statistics. . Statistics Continued. Application to Capital Punishment. Capital Punishment. Starter. “. Finnis’ Natural Law and Hoose’s proportionalism would justify capital punishment in the case of murder.”. AGREE. DISAGREE. What is Capital Punishment?. Stephanie Shumate. Table of Contents. Reflection Page Before Assignment. Article 1: The Death Penalty and Public Information on its use. Article 2: Science and the Death Penalty: DNA, Innocence, and the Debate over Capital Punishment in the United States.