Hello everybody!
The death penalty is often considered a controversial punishment in many parts of the world. Do you think the death penalty is necessary for punishing certain crimes or helping criminals out by providing them with psychotherapy is a better way to go about it?
A main reason to have a punishment is deterrence, or to discourage other people from committing the crime due to fear of the punishment. Research shows that the death penalty is not an effective way to deter people from committing violent crimes. Add this to the fact that many people are falsely convicted based on race and/or socioeconomic status and the fact that the cost of keeping someone on death row is incredibly high, and it becomes clear that the death penalty does not accomplish what it is meant to.