osely enough to the crime. Therefore, the consequence of the death penalty doesn't always seem associated with the criminal act because of the long time before the execution takes place. The only way to condition a criminal to view execution as a punishment to their behavior is by having it happen immediately after conviction and sentencing. This comes from the idea of classical conditioning and negative reinforcements (Meyers, 1998).The process of convicting a felon and sentencing them to death is very long. With the conviction and sentencing always comes appeal by the convicted. The constant appeals can lead to years in court, which costs millions of dollars. This is where the problem with a convict not seeing the death penalty as a punishment for their actions. The cost keeping a person on death row and the many years, sometimes as many as twenty-five is way too high. With new methods of presenting evidence of D.N.A. the process needs to be sped up to make the death penalty to be a more effective deterrent.As American citizens we are all born with certain rights. With these rights however, come responsibilities. When a person takes the life and rights of another human being they forfeit their rights. I believe the guilty party is lucky to get one of the humane executions used in America. What ever happened to the idea of an "eye for an eye, tooth for a tooth"? Executions used in the U.S. are extremely humane, especially when considering the brutality used by the condemned. For a long time our country has focused on finding the most humane way to execute the convicted. We need to turn our heads in a new direction and start figuring out a shorter process for death row. Way too many tax dollars of the American people are used to defend the already convicted.With our modern techniques for presenting evidence, the accused should need only to be convicted once, followed by immediate execution. To make capital punishment a more effective de...
