Capital punishment, the lawful taking of a person's life after conviction of a crime, is a highly controversial issue. It has raised difficult ethical, practical, and legal debates. In most of the industrialized world, the death penalty is outlawed and is no longer an issue of concern. However, it is still used in the United States. At present, the U.S. government and 38 states allow the death penalty. Methods of execution include lethal injection, electrocution, …showed first 75 words of 1893 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1893 total…deciding a final solution to the controversy. Bibliography Winters, Paul A. The Death Penalty: Opposing Viewpoints. <Tab/>San Diego: Greenhaven Press, 1997. Hanks, Gardner C. Against the Death Penalty. Scottdale, <Tab/>PA: Herald Press, 1997. McCuen, Gary E. The Death Penalty and the Disadvantaged. <Tab/>Hudson, WI: Gary E. McCuen Publications, 1997. Henderson, Harry. Capital Punishment. New York: Facts <Tab/>On File, 2000.