The Death Penalty

Description Specific topics that need to be answered in this essay: 1. Is the death penalty a deterrent to crime? 2. If not, why do many states use it as a legal sanction? 3. If it is a deterrent, why isn't it used more? 4. If you personally oppose to or in favor of the death penalty, try to think outside your own value system to think of reasons the other side may utilize to support their views.