Need 3 Page Essay, APA Format on Functionalist Perspective on Capital Punishment

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I need a 3-page essay, the topic is: The Functionalist Perspective on Capital Punishment

The paper is going to argue in favor of - seeing it as performing a necessary function.

Start by introducing the functionalist perspective and capital punishment. The next few paragraphs should be arguments in favor of capital punishment then conclusion.

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Running Head: THE FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

The Functionalist Perspective on Capital Punishment
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THE FUNCTIONALIST PERSPECTIVE ON CAPITAL PUNISHMENT

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The Functionalist Perspective on Capital Punishment
Functionalism in sociology, according to Garland (1999) is a perspective or view where
different parts which are related cumulatively consist of a society and they all serve a specific
purpose. A functionalist therefore is someone who believes in functionalism. He looks at how
different subjects or ideas in a society coordinates together in performing establishing a certain
function. A functionalist perspective on capital punishment is quite twisty. Capital punishment,
first of all, is the legal killing of someone (Rock, 2002). A functionalist therefore can look capital
punishment in very many different ways and they can produce multiple reasons pertaining their
reason for killing. This paper is, therefore, going to look into these reasons in detail in as far as
the death penalty (capital punishment) is concerned.
The first reason a functionalist can think of exercising capital punishment is to ensure that
there is a reduction of threats in the society by ensuring extreme criminals are gotten rid out of
the society (Garland, 1991). Freeing up the space in prisons is also another reason why a
functionalist may think of exercising a capital punishment. Research, according to Sandholtz
(2012) shows that a quarter of all the inmates in jail ar...


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