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Over half the nations in the world possess the death penalty. Since most nations have monitored homicide prices and solve speeds for decades (right from the time of the roaring 30s in most cases), correlating the "death penalty" deterrent to success in controlling capital crimes ought to be straight forward. Putting aside "wrongfully executed" arguments (in the U.

S. 23 people were wrongfully convicted between 1900 and 1995 according to Amnesty International), this investigation looks only in the deterrent value. Best and Worst Nations For Murder. The U.S. Was not among the top ten for "safest nations such as murder" according to figures compiled from Interpol.

The best jurisdictions for safety were Slovenia, Austria, Sweden, Canada, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Norway, Ireland, Finland and Singapore-some with capital punishment, most without. The worst jurisdictions mostly did possess the death penalty, such as: Columbia, El Salvador, Puerto Rico, Brazil, Albania, Venezuela, Russia, Ecuador, Mexico and Panama. By contrast, Canada had an interest speed of homicide of two per 100, 000, along with the USA (as of 2005, according to Census statistics), was 5.5 per 100, 000. Canada Versus the U.S. On Capital Punishment. Canada might be the classic example of a western nation without a death penalty, and a few states of the U.S.

Can serve as the contrast statistic to get a quick analysis. The U.S. Supreme Court struck down capital punishment legislation from the U.S. At 1972. Interestingly, criminal homicide rates soared between 1967 and 1977, a time where there were no executions. From the 1990 s, murder rates dropped after some nations began to reinstate executions.575 Law Enforcers Killed. Over-worked law enforcement resources, and courts up against high standards of proof, may be part of the reason. This is evident at a climate in which officials confront the danger of homicide themselves. Between 1996 and 2005, according to the U.S. Department of Justice, 575 officials were killed, with 26% killed in "arrest situations", 18% in "ambush situations", 18% in "traffic pursuits and stops" and 17% throughout "disturbance predicts." Most were killed with firearms in the line of responsibility. Increasing Number of Law Enforcement Officers Per Capita. The increasing murder and lower conviction rate is even a growing number of law enforcement officers per capita. Each law enforcement officer insured 449 taxpayers, extrapolating from US Census Data (in 2006: 495, 270 officials to get 22.3 million), down from one officer per 481 in 1990.

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