The crimes that result in death are known by capital offences. For example: rape, torture, treason, kidnapping, murder. Capital punishment was common in the past, now a days the large majority discontinued the process. There are fifty eight countries that maintain this law, In North America United States and in south america Guatemala, Belize, Guyana, The Caribbean (except Dominican Republic and Haiti).
Capital Punishment should be legal in our society because it works as a deterrents, reducing crimes by other people and helping overcrowding problems. Nevertheless there are so many factors when people talk about death penalty because depends upon a point of view, such as morality, constitutionality, cost , etc. Making discord between the people that is in favor and against it.
People against capital punishment usually support that, the justice system makes its mistakes and many people are wrongfully accused of a crime, therefore the person not not only go to jail, but also be killed. The purpose of capital punishment is to stop …show more content…
In the court during the defence people being victimized, putting criminals in jail for few years and then release them. This law can be an useful tool, sentencing criminals committed most of the worst crimes society knows so justice can be served properly. It is the least that the family of the victim can receive. Prisons do not reform. They only contain; Although people in prison can still make damage outside, sending other people to their work, as a result the rate of crimes still the