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Discussion 3: Death Penality

Discussion 3: Death Penality

Q Although some Americans support the death penalty, there remains an ongoing debate about its effectiveness as a deterrent against murder. Develop an argument in support of the deterrent effect of capital punishment or against the deterrent effect. Make sure you connect back to rational choice and other class readings/content. Also, make sure you respond to at least two others in class where you either add to their post, critique with a supported argument against or offer an alternative perspective for considereation.

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According to the Pew Research Centre Survey, held in April 2021, huge numbers of US citizens have supported capital punishment for the offenders, who have committed the offense of murder (Gramlich, 2021). Though this death penalty is supported by a large population, maximum of them is believe, that this death penalty or capital punishment does not have any deterrence effect, because this type of punishment cannot reduce or minimize the offense of murder or any other kind of offense.