World Day Against the Death Penalty, 2021: Notes for an Introduction to Sunny Jacobs: Delivered as part of an Online Function held by Capital Punishment Justice Project Inc. in association with Clifford Chance Lawyers (original) (raw)
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Cruel Choice: The Ethics and Morality of the Death Penalty
2019
The death penalty, also known as capital punishment, has been and is still a highly debated issue in society. While many nations around the world have abolished the death penalty as a form of punishment, some nations still emphasize its importance as a valid means for punishing specific types of crimes. The purpose of this study is to investigate the impact of the death penalty on the families of the executed, families of the murder victim and the executed or murderer. This paper is an in-depth analysis of various facts and evidence focusing on the death penalty in the USA. Special attention is paid to the 31 states whose laws permit death penalty as a form of punishment. The evidence reviewed indicates that capital punishment impacts seriously all members of the families involved on both sides, victim and perpetrator, and the entire American society. Specifically, the evidence shows that most of the children of the executed face emotional and financial problems while some of them...
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