The paper argues that not only does capital punishment not serve as a deterrent to future violent crime, but that states using the death penalty also have the highest rates of violent crime.
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No additional sources used. This 15 page report discusses the issues surrounding capital punishment with a special emphasis on the literature regarding the death penalty and the development of a survey to measure secondary students attitudes and opinions in regard to the topic. Bibliography lists 19 sources. When Gary Gilmore insisted that he wanted to be executed by firing squad for his crimes, in 1977, thereby ending a ten year moratorium on executions, the media brought the spotlight into Utah and debate on the death penalty back into the public forum. Since then, public opinion has leaned toward the death penalty being a viable consequence for the crime of murder.