Crime & Punishment

Crime & Punishment

1. Capital Punishment in the UK

   • In 1965 the UK abolished the death penalty for five years as an experiment
   • In 1969 The Death Penalty in the UK was abolished permanet
   • Death penalty: capital punishment; form of punishment in which a prisoner is put to death for crimes commited
   • All attempts to reinstate the death penalty in the UK have been denied

2. arguments for the Death penalty

   • Terrorists and murderers deserve to die- 'a life for a life'
   • The death penalty deters people from doing horrendous crimes because they know if they are caught they will die
   • The public needs to be protected. However those given a life sentence are often let out of prison after about 15 years
   • Its cost taxpayers thousands of pounds to keep murderers alive in prison

3. Arguments against the Death penalty

   • Innocent people have been executed
   • Putting a murderer in prison protects society
   • There is no evidence that the death penalty is more of a deterrent than life imprisonment
   • Reformed criminals can be an enormous influence for good
   • Only God has the right to end a person's life