Capital Punishment is the lawful infliction of death as a punishment and since ancient times it has been used for a wide variety of offences. Capital punishment should remain outlawed in Australia. The following factors are discussed to support this statement. Firstly the history of the Australian laws regarding capital punishment and when it was abolished from Australian law. Secondly by discussing the United State's, England's and the Islamic laws regarding capital punishment and for what crimes they commit and how each country carry's out the death sentence. Thirdly the primary stakeholders, including the community, the government the defendant's families and also the jurors and how they will be affected socially, economically and politically will be discussed. Lastly, it will show of five innocent people's cases that were sentenced to death followed by a recommendation.
Australia should keep the capital punishment outlawed in Australia. Law breakers were harshly treated during......
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