Capital Punishment is NOT justified.

Thirty-eight states use death penalty as punishment of murder. Many people considered capital punishment as justice served with the assumption that it prevents crime. However I believe that capital punishment is a cruel act. Since 1930 more than 4500 people were executed in the United States and I have not seen a decrease in murder rates, contrary to that, the murder rate, has increased. Even though the death penalty seems like a favorable punishment for people who have committed crimes, it has no effect on the deteration of crimes. Statistics show that there is no relationship between the number of crimes committed in death penalty states and the number of crimes committed in non-death penalty states.
I think that instead of eradicating the lives of killers, we need to eradicate the causes of crime. Will it take money to do so? Of course, it will, but what is the purpose of money if it is not to do well? Besides, it will cost less than most people think. Why? Because it costs between two and three million dollars to execute one criminal in the United States. After all, the death penalty is so final that the criminal must be given every opportunity to appeal his case and prove his innocence, or have his mitigating circumstances considered.