Should Capital Punishment be Restored in the UK as a Punishment for the Crime of Murder?

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Argued Essay: Should Capital Punishment be Restored in the UK as a Punishment for the Crime of Murder?

Capital punishment or the death penalty is seen as the worst punishment a criminal can receive. The prisoner is executed by a variety of methods such as the electric chair, lethal injection or, in countries in the Far East by beheading or being shot.

The last execution in Britain was in 1965 when James Hanratty was executed. He was later found to have been innocent (this is still under investigation) and this was a main factor as to why the death penalty was abolished although it took many years from the last execution to its abolishment.

England doesn't use capital or corporal punishment any more although many other countries such as the USA and China use them both frequently.

Most people have very strong and often controversial views on capital punishment. Some people are strongly in favour of it being reinstated whereas others feel it is cruel and unnecessary

Those who are against often feel that capital punishment should remain in the past. They also feel that, by taking the life of