The Death Penalty: To Be Or Not To Be...
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For the past several months Americans have regularly listed crime
and violence as the number - one problem facing the nation, far surpassing
worries over the economy or health care.
Despite the many government and community initiatives launched
during recent years to reduce crime, most Americans s ....
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.... heightened the public's
fear and anger over this issue to a near frenzy. When asked in January of
this year, " How often do you see reports of violent crime on television ?
" 68 % replied " almost every day ".
Although the media have played an important role in raising the
public's awareness of lawlessness, crime in America is far from a media -
created phenomenon. Government statistics support the image of a nation
which has overwhelmingly lost the war against crime. For instance, in ....
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