Discuss the arguments for and against the reintroduction of the death penalty for murder.

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Discuss the arguments for and against the reintroduction of the death

penalty for murder.

The death penalty was abolished in the United Kingdom in 1965. (Blackwell 1968.)

The abolishment of the death penalty was not a simple case. Since 1957 the issue had

been before the House of Commons more than 19 times. However the death penalty is

still used today in many countries across the world. During the year 2000 at least 3,058

people were sentenced to death in 65 different countries. (www.amnesty.org 2001.) This

essay will discuss arguments for and against the reintroduction of the death penalty for

murder.

One of the most straight forward arguments for the reintroduction of the death penalty

for murder, is that once an offender has been executed they are obviously unable to kill

again. (Hudson 1996.)

A study by Bendall found that in the 17 years before the death penalty was abolished

eleven police officers were murdered. He then studied the 17 years after the death

penalty was abolished and found that