Capital punishment - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Capital punishment or the death penalty , is the execution of a person by judicial process as a punishment for an offense. Crimes that can result in a death penalty are known as capital crimes or...
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Specific capital crimes in the Hebrew Scriptures ... Specific capital crimes in the Christian Scriptures (New Testament) ... Capital punishment: All viewpoints on the death penalty...
www.religioustolerance.org/execute.htm
Statistical information and publications about capital punishment in the United States. ... Capital Punishment, Presents characteristics of persons under sentence of death at yearend and of persons executed. This annual BJS report summarizes the movement of prisoners into and out of death sentence status during the year.
www.ojp.usdoj.gov/bjs/cp.htm
"Every dollar that goes to our ineffective capital punishment system is a dollar taken away from other needs. . . The benefit to public safety is low. Are we really protecting the public?" he asked.
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Capital punishment is a barbarous survival from a less enlightened and refined age; it is incongruous and incompatible with our present standard of civilization and humanity. It has been abolished by many states and countries, and we must look forward to the day when the other governments will follow suit.
www.theosophy-nw.org/theosnw/issues/pu-vscap.htm
Anti-Capital Punishment Resources from the ASC's Critical Criminology Division...
sun.soci.niu.edu/~critcrim/dp/dp.html
Information and links to websites on the death penalty ... Death Penalty Information Center - Includes reports with analysis and information on issues concerning capital punishment. ... Catholics Against Capital Punishment...
www.derechos.org/dp/
THE DETERRENT EFFECT OF CAPITAL PUNISHMENT: ... My state of New York is a state that practiced capital punishment since its colonial days, then abolished it in 1965. But now, as of September 1, 1995, the death penalty is back in the books in accordance to Governor Pataki's campaign promise.
www.wesleylowe.com/cp.html
A Theological Essay on Capital Punishment ... A central principle of a just society is that every person has an equal right to "life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness." Within that framework, an argument for capital punishment can be formulated along the following lines: some acts are so vile and so destructive...
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