CapitaL PunishmenT

 

chair.gif (65179 bytes) Captial punishment has been used by almost every culture in the world. Execution has been in existance almost as long as people have populated the Earth and has been controversial ever since.   From Old Testament Hebrew history and Heian period Japan to the present day United States, there have been those in favor and those against the death penalty. Many different methods have been used for the death penalty, and over the years the methods used have become more humane but more expensive.

 

A Brief History of Capital Punishment

The World of Capital Punishment

Society and the Death Penalty

Forms of Execution

Bibliography

Web Authors:

Ben Aaker                        Adam Nyhaug                  David Wheeler

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