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Thesis and Annotated Bibliography on Capital Punishment

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Annotation 1

Olalere. (2018, April 26). (PDF) The dilemma of the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332670860_The_Dilemma_of_Death_Penalty

The research examined capital punishments, such as the death punishment, as a modern-day social issue in our world. The article authored in 2018 by Shona Olalere demonstrates that the death penalty costs and deterrence are the critical themes used in analysis and evidence-based policymaking. The author embraced a normative stance in dealing with this contemporary issue by considering the human rights perspective and further demonstrating that capital parchment definition determines the policies to be implemented.

Source evaluation

1a. The source is quite reliable as it has offered a wealthy literature review in the issue of capital punishments

1b. The article has further critically examined the cost-benefit analysis of capital punishment as a modern deterrence method.

1c. The author has explored vast sources and ideas from past research in the area and concluded that capital punishment is not the most suitable deterrence method.

Annotation 2

Sethuraju, Sole & Oliver. (2016, January 5). Understanding death penalty support and opposition among criminal justice and law enforcement students - Raj Sethuraju, Jason sole, Brian E. Oliver, 2016. Retrieved from https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/2158244015624952

The authors of these articles focused on whether capital punishment ought to be legal through support and antagonism form the criminal justice and law administration students and was authored in 2016. The report utilized a survey designed to determine reasons for supporting or opposing capital sentence through a sample of 135 criminal justice and law enforcement majors at Midwestern University. The authors concluded that there were notable discrepancies on the issue among the academic standings of the understudies.

Source evaluation

2a. The source is quite reliable as a peer-reviewed article

2b. Even though the researchers have used a small sample size of 135, the piece has delved deeper into the past works f of experts in the same field.

2c. The authors have insightfully discussed the reasons for and against the legalization of capital punishments from the law enforcer's points of view and the student's points of view.

Annotation 3

Kim. (2015, September 1). (PDF) The legal research and issue of the death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281835186_The_Legal_Research_and_Issue_of_Death_Penalty

The research carried by Kiyuong Kim in 2o15 argues that the abolition of capital punishment in the form of the death penalty remains one of the commonplace issues in global jurisdictions. The author or proposed that the orthodox of the exploration exemplifies the death penalty subject and explains the subject of the death penalty between Korea and the united states. The article has raised several implications for future studies, including the orthodox legal research contrasted with the qualitative and quantitative research methodologies and encouragement of the comparative explorations between these parallel countries.

Source evaluation

3a. I would regard the source to be a credible one as it has offered rich information on the review of various cases of laws relating to capital punishments.

3b. The author has delved deeply into researching data from primary and secondary sources to offer his reflections and comparative views on these sources.

3c. The author has located many scholarly sources of insights dealing with the same issue, which creates a strong foundation for professional exploration.

Annotation 4

An analysis of the effectiveness of the death penalty worldwide in the twentieth and twenty-first century. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://ukdiss.com/examples/death-penalty-worldwide-effectiveness.php

The article has demonstrated that the controversial debate on legitimacy and the propriety of capital punishment may be as old as the death penalty. There are a popular opinion and a rising trend towards altogether abolishing, which would perhaps be outdated. The researcher has conducted a wide-scale d collection of data and analysis, including meta-analysis. The author further argued that most people believed that capital punishment was not an adequate deterrence mechanism in the UK. The statistics did not point to an escalation in crimes after abolishing capital punishment. The death penalty is depicted as work punishment, lacks effectiveness, and is tremendously tortious and cruel.

Source evaluation

4a. All of the authors used in the article are highly renowned in their fields who have long time experiences in the legal areas, and research issues related w to the criminal justice systems in different nations.

4b. The source is reputable. Others rely on others in citing their works and as a critical source of literature review and insights into issues surrounding capital punishment.

4c. The piece offers significant insights into why capital punishments should be abolished.

Annotation 5

DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS. (, 2018). Retrieved from https://fileserver.idpc.net/library/Death%20sentences%20and%20executions.PDF

The report has covered the death penalty's judicial utilization with information gathered from various sources such as official figures, judgments information, individuals sentenced to death, families, and representatives. The article demonstrates that too often, the people sentenced to death penalties are voiceless as the researcher argues that during the data collection, none of the convicted had money; neither did he meet a rich person in the death rows. The author demonstrates that several nations have advanced their course towards the abolition of the death penalty. According to the article, more than 2 531 death sentences were recorded globally in 2018, a slight fall from 2 991 in 2017. The author has offered insight on various death sentences, which acted as a violation of international laws and standards. The author depicts China to lead in the execution and sentencing of thousands of people to death and remains the world's leading executor.

Source evaluation

5a. The source is a credible and reliable source of global statistics on capital punishments as it has been published by amnesty international.

5b. The data utilized in the article is collected from wide sources, including form government agencies of different states.

5c. The article is resourceful n outlining various offenses that still attract death penalties such as most serious crimes. The authors point out that capital punishments are often exercised in some non- violent crimes which do not meet the thresholds to be serious crimes, which is unethical.

References

An analysis on the effectiveness of the death penalty worldwide in the twentieth and twenty first century. (n.d.). Retrieved from https://ukdiss.com/examples/death-penalty-worldwide-effectiveness.php

DEATH SENTENCES AND EXECUTIONS. (2018). Retrieved from https://fileserver.idpc.net/library/Death%20sentences%20and%20executions.PDF

Kim. (2015, September 1). (PDF) The legal research and issue of death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/281835186_The_Legal_Research_and_Issue_of_Death_Penalty

Olalere. (2018, April 26). (PDF) The dilemma of death penalty. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/332670860_The_Dilemma_of_Death_Penalty