Capital Punishment

Capital Punishment is defined as the imposition of the penalty of death for a person convicted of a serious crime, such as intentional murder.It is also known as death penalty.   It is derived fromthe Latin word Capitalis which means “of the head.”
World history states that death penalty has started even during the Eighth Century B.C.  Back in those times, the death penalty was carried outusing various methods such as crucifixion, drowning, beating to death and burning alive. 
This confirms that the formal execution of individuals for violation of rules and laws had always been practicedever since the earliest period in world history and that execution had always been a part of the criminal justice system. Other methods of carrying out death penalty were the use of gas Chamber,electrocution, Firing Squad, Hanging, poison gas, and lethal injection.
death penalty had been a part of its criminal justice system ever since it was colonized by Great Britain. crimes were punishableby death idolatry, blasphemy, witchcraft, murder, manslaughter, poisoning, bestiality, sodomy, adultery, man stealing, false witness in a capital trial and rebellion.
To date, countries in the worldare divided on the issue of capital punishment.  Some countries still impose it while others have totally eliminated it for reasons that it is unnecessary and uncivilized. These countries have decidedto substitute longer years of imprisonment and fines instead of capital punishment.  For those countries which still practice it, the trend today is the movement towards a less painful and morehumane executions.  It is perceived that lethal injection is less painful and more humane than the other methods of executions.
However, there is no research that can confirm that death penalty can be aneffective deterrent of crimes.  In fact, other studies conducted by sociologists and law professors will prove that the studies citing the deterrent effect of death penalty are often restricted to...