1. Time to Kill the Death Penalty

2. Intro
Capital punishment:
• Unfair and inequitable in practice
• Ineffective as a deterrent
• Not Cost effective
• Not infallible

3. Unsuccessful as a Deterrent to Crime
• Death penalty has little impact on criminal violence
• Murder rates: non-death penalty states vs. states w/ death penalty

4. Capital Punishment is bias against
minorities and the poor
• Majority of inmates on death row are poor
• Executions for Interracial Murders ↑ white
victims
260
20

5. Capital Punishment is Not Cost
Effective
• $137 million: Cost of system w/ capital
punishment in CA
• $11.5 million: Cost of system of lifetime
incarceration in CA
• Diverts resources from genuine crime control
measures

6. Alternatives to Capital Punishment
• Life in prison without the possibility of parole
• Increase number of police officers
• Better crime prevention programs

7. What You Can Do
• Write a Letter to the Editor in response to an
article that appears in your local newspaper
on the death penalty or related topics
• Join NCADP’s e@bolitionist listserv to get the
latest news and action alerts
• Sign this petition to abolish the death penalty
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/dp/