This essay was originally meant to promote the death penalty.

"The abolition of the death penalty in Canada in 1976 has not led to increased homicide rates. Statistics Canada reports that the number of homicides in Canada in 2001 (554) was 23% lower than the number of homicides in 1975 (721), the year before the death penalty was abolished. In addition, homicide rates in Canada are generally three times lower than homicide rates in the U.S., which uses the death penalty. For example, according to the U.S. Bureau of …

…in Canada After Abolition of Death Penalty." Death Penalty Information Center < http://www.deathpenaltyinfo.org/STATES%20WITH%20THE%20DEATH%20PENALTY%20V.%20STATES%20WITHOUT>. 2. Megivern, James J. The Death Penalty: An Historical and Theological Survey. New Jersey: Paulist Press, 1997. 3. Cummings, Jr., Milton C. and Wise, David. Democracy Under Pressure: An Introduction to the American Political System. Thompson Learning, Inc., 2001. 4. Bender, David and Leane, Brano. The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints. San Diego: Green Haven Press, 1997.