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CAPITAL PUNISHMENT - Coggle Diagram
CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
Key dates
1955 - last woman hung for killing her husband - Ruth Ellis
August 1964 was the last executions in the UK
Abolished for murder 1965 and abolished for all murder in 1998
Pros
A firm deterrent
Closure and retribution for the victims family
Money isn't spent on keeping the person in prison
Cons
Might get the wrong person so an innocent person could be killed
People still kill people so it isn't a deterrent
Executed terrorists can be seen as martyrs
Alternatives to capital punishment
Life sentences
Blood money - where the victims family are paid for the crime committed
Does religion support capital punishment
Sikhism - NO
Christianity - Yes and No - an eye for an eye/Turn the other cheek
Key Words
Retribution - revenge
Deterrence - discourage
Reform - change people
Protection - Public will be safe
Justice - doing what is right
When a person is sentenced to death for their crimes - also known as the death penalty