The Case for the Abolition of the Death Penalty

Also known as, Capital Punishment, the death penalty is the most severe form of corporal punishment, as it requires law enforcement to kill the offender. Forms of the death penalty include hanging, gassing, firing squad, electrocution, and lethal injection. This paper will look at the death penalty as it applies to cost, deterrence, and the innocence of the accused. It will discuss these issues as it applies to the overall benefit of abolishing the death penalty all together.
<Tab/>One of the main benefits of abolishing the death penalty is the immediate financial gain each s…