America is among the few democratic and industrialized nations across the world the initiated and continuous to practice death penalty.not all the nations have the death penalty within the laws but the executions continue to be carried out in American as the capital punishment remains controversial among the Americans and other nations across the globe. However, despite the singularity status of the death penalty across the globe, capital punishment is historically a common policy in America.consequently capital punishment is continuously experiencing heated debate throughout the American history in the courts and legislature.as a result, the death penalty started being used in the united states since 1608.the main objective of the capital punishment is to solve the cases of rape and murder.more significantly for the last 220 years there has been over 15,700 death penalty executions in united states and across the world.therefore, capital punishment continues to be practiced in America
Introduction
Death penalty commonly known as the capital punishment refers to a lawful infliction of death as a severe punishment.the first executed capital punishment laws were established in 18th century with King Hammurabi of the Babylon.the laws codified the capital punishment for over 26 different times.additionally, death penalty is part of the 14th
century.the mechanisms through which death penalty is conducted include drowning, burning live, through impalement, beating to death, and crucifixion. Consequently the Britain adopted hanging as the key method of executing capital punishment.other common methods of executing death penalty include beheading, quartering, boiling.the united states’s use of the capital punishment is mainly influenced by Britain.when the Europeans settled into America, they introduced that practices of death penalty.as a result, the key recorded death penalty in American is execution of captain George Kendall in Virginia in the year 1608.captain Kendall was mainly executed for spying against America to the spain.capital punishment continues to be a major debate in the united states and other nations across the world.according to the recent polls on the united states voters about the issues of the death penalty, the support for the death penalty is at the historic low.for the first time in American history the minority citizens has been opposing the occurrence of capital punishment.although some nations abolish capital punishment during the mid 19th century, but this period marked the emergence “progressive period”of the reforms in America.as a result, many states started to campaign against the severe death penalty being imposed into criminals.However, despite the introduction of capital punishment there were increased cases of crimes in America.moreover,capital punishment has not only facilitated crimes but also promoted conflicts between America and other nations across the globe.more challenging to the united states is that the public opinion continues to increasingly turn against the capital punishment.the challenge hinders effective establishment of laws governing severe acts of crimes in the united states.However, with the introduction of capital punishment there is a significant reduction death penalty cases but minor legislative and court cases continue to be observed in America.consequently various government including president President Trump supports the capital punishment.as a result, the origination of death penalty in America is significant and at the same against some doctrines as outlined in the holy book.therefore, the research paper focuses on the emergence and effects of capital punishment in America.moreover, the study would determine the reasons for and against the introduction of death penalty in the united states.
Keywords:death penalty legislature, courts, capital punishment,executions, court orders,
Thesis statement:provided that the public opinion continues to increasingly turn against the capital punishment in America, incorporation with the significant capital concerns and cases concerning the innocence of the convicted defendants, the time has come for America to join other democratic and industrialized nations of the globe and sufficiently abolish capital punishment
Main objective
To determine the origination of capital punishment in America
Minor goals
To determine the causes and effects of the death penalty
To determine the cases that warrant capital punishment
To assess and evaluate the states within America where there are severe cases of the death penalty
To determine the arguments for ana gaints the introduction of death punishment
To assess and evaluate various ways of executing the death penalty
Research methods
The study employs qualitative and quantitative techniques to collect data about the origin of death penalty in America. Qualitative data is obtained through the surveys, interviews, observations, and direct participation.the primary data is collected after legally obtaining the consent of the participants. Qualitative data is obtained from the published articles and journals about the emergence of capital punishment in American and other nations across the globe.thematica analysis is used to analyze primary data while statistical package for social sciences is used to analyze secondary data
Results and discussions
The death penalty in the US
The history of the capital punishment significantly extends far into the earlier centuries, longer than America has been existing since the nations gained independence.even during the ancient globe, the death penalty was being practiced.By 19th century the death penalty had been established in Europe and extended to American.as a result, by 1608 death penalty was prevalent in the united states with sufficient implementation after independence In 1776.there occurred several comparable death statutes that covered treason, murder, rebellion, slave rebellion, rape, sodomy.other cases involved horse-stealing, burglary, spying, counterfeiting, and arson.based on these cases there are various methods of executing death penalty.these include burning live, through impalement, beating to death, and crucifixion.additionally, other methods involve beheading, quartering, boiling. Therefore, the question of whether capital punishment is unusual and cruel continues to be hotly debated in the united states and other countries across the world.However, it may occur as a key surprise that by early mid- 19th century there occurred a severe robust movement of abolishing the capital punishment in the united states and several states elected to participate.as a result, in 1846, the Michigan states abolished the capital punishment and subsequently followed by the Rhode Island in 1853.the abolishment organization become extremely influential towards supporting the elimination of the death punishment.The opposition to death punishment become more vocal during the 1970s distinctly after the united states’ supreme court ruled on the case between Furman and Georgia in 1972.the supreme court ruling declared every capital punishment statutes in the united states unconstitutional and deeming the statutes discriminatory based on the ways through which they were being enforced.however, the American supreme court later established in the case of Gregg and Georgia in 1976 that the capital punishment is not unusual and cruel punishment.moreover, the supreme court argues that the capital punishment is legal provided that it is executed within the premises of the laws However, despite several nations abolishing the death penalty, other countries started to determine new methods of executing the prisoners.as aresult, the abolition movement for capital punishment severely slowed down between 1917 and 1956.consequently Oregon, Arizona, and Washington reinstated the capital punishment in 1920.as a result, the first death penalty execution by the cyanide gas occurred in Nevada. The execution happened when the Tong war criminal murderer Gee Jon was hanged. Following the scenario the electric chair and hanging became common methods of executing the punishment. However, with the current American constitution forbids the unusual and cruel punishments as outlined in the eighth amendment under the bill of rights.with the capital punishment, there are essential safeguards like the separated processes being used in determining if the capital punishment is warranted against the subject’s guilt
