Capital punishment is the legal infliction the death penalty. It is obviously the most severe form of criminal punishment. (Bedau1) Capital punishment is a controversial way of dealing with violent criminals. The main alternative to the death penalty is life in prison. Capital punishment has been around for thousands of years as a means of eradicating criminals. A giant debate started between supporters and opposers of execution, over the morality and effectiveness of the death …showed first 75 words of 1342 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1342 total…process. Works Cited 1. Bedau, Hugo Adam 'Capital Punishment' Encarta 96 Encyclopedia         (CD-ROM) Microsoft Corporation, 1996. 2. http://www.schoolsucks.com/papers/law/dp.txt (website) 3. The Holy Bible 4. Bedau, Hugo A. 'Capital Punishment' Grolier Multimedia Encyclopedia         (CD-ROM) Grolier Electronic Publishing, Inc. 1995. 5. Guernsey, JoAnn Bren. Should We Have Capital Punishment?. Minneapolis:         Lerner Publications Co., 1993. 6. http://www.hotsites.com/fightback/jfa/DP.html (website) 7. Bender, David L., and Bruno Leone. The Death Penalty Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Greenhaven Press, Inc., 1991.