Pro Capital Punishment; The Death Penalty Anyone you ask in today's society will tell you that we live in a crime stricken age. Crime rates continue to rise to more incredible numbers each year, with more and more victims suffering. Capital punishment should be utilized as much as possible. There are numerous reasons, and I plan to address a few of the more paramount issues. I believe that the death penalty serves as a deterrent …showed first 75 words of 1480 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1480 total…criminal is not worth this amount of money. Sharp, Dudley "Death Penalty and Sentencing Information In the United States." www.prodeathpenalty.com. Sharp states that "swift and sure executions do result in deterrence", which is exactly what I believe. Sharp's research found that an average cell for containing a criminal is $24,000 per year and $75,000 per year for a maximum-security cell. The article repeatedly shows how much better, economically, an execution is verses life without parole.