An Essay on Crime, what Capital Punishment is, my own view and also the Christian View.

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An Essay on Crime, what Capital Punishment is, my own view and also the Christian View.

Crime is a social act that offends the laws of society. This can range from stealing a bar of chocolate from a shop to murder. All crimes can be divided into 2 groups- against people (e.g. vandalism, theft) and against people (e.g. assault, murder, rape). There are lots of causes for people carrying out crime, whether it be because they are so poor they commit robberies to survive or because they are mentally unstable and do not realize the difference between right and wrong. Nowadays drugs are a major factor in creating crime. Drug addicts obviously need drugs to keep themselves on a "normal level". So to keep them on that level, they need money to buy drugs. The only way they can get the money (if they have run out of their own money) is by stealing and committing money making crimes. Crime is also created because of pier pressure. Some gangs think its hard and good fun to go around beating people up and graffiting. Other sorts of people get a thrill out of vandalism and other crimes. Some people do it for revenge, for things which have been done against them previously. For a lot of people that do commit crime, it gives them a sense of power and makes them feel good.

        There are lots of ways to punish the criminals but it isn't all about punishing them. Punishment can be used as a deterrent to stop the criminal committing crime and also to stop others as well. Punishment can also be a form of retribution or revenge on criminal for their actions. It makes them suffer for their crime. It can also be a form of protection to society from the criminal. The criminal could be dangerous and it could be for the public's safety and the criminal's well being if he is punished. Punishment can also be a form of reformation, so they can change the criminal's ways and make him/her less likely to commit another crime.

        There are lots of different types of punishment, not all of which are present in our society, but are in others: fines, torture, community service, curfews, attendance centres, jail sentences, tagging, have your privileges taken away, execution, detentions and many more.

        All of the above punishments are used appropriately according to the crime committed. Most are used in our society but one in particular is not- execution. In this essay I will write about whether I agree or disagree with this statement:

"God gives life and only god can take it away"

        I will give reasons for my answer showing that I have thought of more than one point of view.

Capital punishment is the execution for a crime. There are lots of ways to execute people. Nowadays the only types of execution include gassing, the electric chair, lethal injection, firing squad and hanging. In our society we don not use capital punishment as it was permanently abolished in 1970 after a five-year trial. But in some countries it is still in use. Some people believe that it should be brought back to deter and to take revenge on the criminals.

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        The theory of deterrence for capital punishment in some people's eyes should be brought back as it would deter the criminals and others from committing a crime. Those in favour of harsher punishments usually argue that it should be brought back because in their eyes if some one does something wrong then they should receive a punishment fitting for the crime they have committed.

The arguments for bringing it back can be fully debated. One argument is that it puts off potential murders as in the theory of deterrence. Some say that capital punishment protects civilians and police from violence. ...

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