0, 000 people. States without the death penalty had only 7.4 per 100,000. Though these figures are around the same, the lesser of the two was the state without the death penalty. This shows us that capital punishment does not deter crime (gtd http://www.pages.prodigy). In some states, police officers and deputies admit that capital punishment is ranked last for ways to reduce violent crime (gtd http://www.pages.com). When we hear the word death, as human beings, we get afraid. It makes sense that if someone murders another person, they should be sentenced to death, and people should be afraid of that. Unfortunately, some arent and crime rate doesnt fall in states with the death penalty. Authors John Sorenson, Robert Wrinkle, Victoria Brewer, and James Margaret examined executions in Texas between 1984-1997 (gtd www.essential.com). The study showed that over the years, the more executions that were completed, the more homicides in that state. Capital punishment actually increased crime rather than decreased it. A study was done in Oklahoma of the same nature. The authors name was William Bailey. He examined the period between 1989-1991 for total number of killings and sub-types of killing (www.essential.com). He found no evidence that the executions were decreasing crime in the state. He did, however, find that there was a significant increase in stranger killings after Oklahoma resumed executions after a 25-year lay-off (gtd www.essential.com).In California, an author named Ernie Thompson examined criminal homicides in Los Angeles before and after Californias execution of Robert Harris in 1992, the first execution after 25 years. There is increase in homicides in this state as well, after the execution. U.S. Attorney General Janet Reno said she has not yet been able to find any evidence to support the effectiveness of the death penalty. A rather convincing piece of information is that the south has the highest crime rate and 8...
