Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment
Nyla Roberts
School of Government, Liberty University
CJUS230: Criminal Justice Research and Writing
Professor Jack Bragg
April 4, 2022
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Research Paper: Annotated Outline Assignment
1. Thesis
Capital punishment may seem like the best means to illicit fear in potential
criminals, but it has had no major effect on crime rates, has infringed on basic
human rights, and has taken dozens of lives from people who were wrongly
executed.
2. Main Heading One
The capital punishment has had no major effect on crime rates since being put in
place.
a. States without the death penalty have consistently lower homicide rates than those
with the death penalty in place. (Murder Rate of Death Penalty).
This source contains statistical data showing the homicide rates of states without the
death penalty vs states with it. States that do not have it, consistently have lower
homicide rates than those that do. I will use this to demonstrate how the death penalty
