Death Penalty Argument Research Essay (For Paula Hog)

Research Paper Outline

Research Paper:
The US Government should abolish the death penalty.

Instructions: Research (academic), establish a focus for 12-15 page argument research paper. The final paper includes an abstract, an introduction, discussion, conclusion and references in APA style.

Also an Annotated Bibliography with at least six sources or more. All academic sources (any). Peer to peer articles, nothing more than 10 years old. APA style on a separate page

Introduction

• The United Stated government should abolish the death penalty (Argument Statement)

• 1-3 page Introduction

• 1-2 lines to get reader involved or come up with an interest factor. (Include a question, statement, statistic, examples or detail, ect.)

• Definition of terms, if necessary

• History and or background of the Death Penalty issue in the United States.

• And anything you can think of…

No headers and numbered pages (Top right Corner) – General

Reasons

Here are some reasons to add to the body. You can pick any reason with supporting information.

• Executions are carried out at staggering cost to taxpayers.

• There is no credible evidence that capital punishment deters crime.

• Innocent people have been convicted and executed.

• Race plays a role in determining who lives and who dies.

• Capital punishment goes against almost every religion.

(You can pick any reasons with supporting information and research)

The professor mentioned sticking to the Death Penalty in the US only vs. internationally.

VII. Conclusion