Laws govern the universe. There are physical laws expounded and established by science. Moral laws or codes draw their support and authority from the scriptures and beliefs systems. Social and economic laws cover and explain human behavior and govern social and economic institutions. Political laws or state laws are framed and enforce for running the government machinery and regulating the conduct of the citizens.
Indeed all the affairs in human life are governed by certain rules and regulations that impose limits and disciplines on men living in civilized community. If there are no laws, rules and regulations, there shall be disorder, confusion and chaos in the society: Might shall be right and no body’s life honor and property will be safe. Freedom shall become licentiousness. It is the laws that help in running the machinery of the state smoothly and in discharging its functions satisfactorily and justly.
United States has much higher crime rate than Japan, Saudi Arabia and China. It has been estimated that an average man has 89 percent probability of being a victim of a crime while an average woman has 73 percent probability of being a victim (BJS). It has also been estimated that although most of the crimes are not reported but still a murder is reported to police every 29 minutes, a rape crime is reported at every five minutes, a robbery at every minute and an assault every 31 seconds. Similarly crimes like motorcycle theft reported at every 23 seconds and a burglary is reported every 13 seconds in our society (Federal Bureau of Investigation).
Capital Punishment has long been advocated as a possible deterrent to murder. Public opinion polls indicate that Americans generally favor capital punishment (Bohm, 1991), but few social scientists find any deterrent effect in this sanction. Imprisoned offenders claim.......
