As a Law Enforcement Officer myself, I feel that Director Hoovers Essay hits the Controversy about capital punishment right on the spot. I for one totally believe in the death penalty, because of the way it deters violent crime. More criminals are leaving their victims alive now instead of killing them, before their was a death penalty criminals would kill anyone who saw them so they wouldn’t be able to identify them. Director Hoover raises several good points about the death penalty covering everything from the religious aspect to the ....