Alternatives to the Death Penalty "It's quite obvious that the forms of punishment for particular crimes in a society are related to the social conditions and institutions of that society," (Wood, 63). The social conditions and institutions of today are pushing for alternatives to the death penalty more than ever because they see the death penalty as an inhumane and cruel form of punishment, a violation of life, and a form of degrading treatment. When society …showed first 75 words of 1354 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1354 total…that the most effective alternative is life imprisonment with or without the chance of parole. This way a criminal can recognize that they have done something wrong and that they have to deal with the consequences, even though it is not as permanent or inhumane as death. Alternatives to the death penalty are the more just and healthy way of punishing a criminal for the wrongs that they have done instead of death. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ **Bibliography**