Crime, Life, and the Death Penalty

Review of Literature

Death is commonly defined as, the action or fact of dying or being killed, or the end of the life of a person or organism. Everyone is afraid of dying and that is the reason why the highest punishment accorded in criminal history is death punishment. According to Scarre (2006), "The simplest tactic for achieving tranquility in the face of death is to avoid thinking about it altogether" (p. 75). Despite death punishments being given to criminals, it is often seen that this has not been a restraint for criminals. There are many reasons behind it with the most common being it takes too long for such a punishment too be bestowed and by the time the punishment comes the fear of dying goes away. In order for the...