Do psychopaths who have no remorse in taking lives deserve to live, or should they be executed with the same cold death they showed towards their victims? If state governments established regulation of capital punishment, it would ensure peace within the victim's family and local communities. To be considered a serial killer, the average associated murders are at least three. However, only three victims are enough to justify the death penalty. A former organization known as Research and Development, RAND, a nonprofit organization, studies factors including the race of the defendant, the race of the victim, and characteristics of the crime that influence the decision in determining the use of the prison sentence. death. (David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.) This organization can also justify who gets sentenced to death and why. In many cases, capital punishment affects many societies by providing a form of closure or tranquility as it disconnects the victims' peers from the killer. It also creates peace within communities through permanent separation from society. The families of the victims will not have to live with the idea that the convicted killer still resides on Earth. As a result, criminal prosecution occurs through persecution within the legal system and punishment resulting from punishment that brings relief to communities. (Kyle Gibson) Capital punishment also leaves an effect on the murder rate through “deterrence theory,” which suggests the increasing risk of arrest and punishment for a crime that deters society from committing it. (David B. Muhlhausen, Ph.D.) However, there is no distinction in the deterrent effect when sentencing someone to prison. The crimes are also likely to occur if the sentence increases from 30 years to life....... middle of paper......, Prisoners are executed in the United States by any of five methods: hanging, electric chair, gas chambers, firing squads and lethal injection. In some jurisdictions the inmate can choose which one he prefers. Specifically, hanging is still available in Delaware, New Hampshire, and Washington. As recently as a 2010 case, Utah and Idaho still allow the use of the firing squad. (American Civil Liberties Union) Of all the execution methods that have evolved over time, lethal injection is considered the most humane procedure today. Without capital punishment, order within society would be chaos. Many communities would remain unsafe, economic inflation would occur due to increased prison benefits, and people would be at risk of becoming the next victim, leaving many uncomfortable and in a frantic state of mind..